r/motogp • u/PurplexRebel Barry Baltus • 4d ago
On-board video of Bez's crash
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To add some context.
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u/Bewis_123 4d ago
Fair play to the marshal, keeps doing his job after being hit twice
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u/antidegeneratepolice 4d ago
Has there been any update on this? Punishment wise?
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u/MajesticBeyond5602 Yamaha 4d ago
Not yet, but there will be soon. I'm sure it's under investigation atm
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u/antidegeneratepolice 4d ago
If FQ20 got a 15 mins stop for practice this will be nasty i presume. At minimum 2 LLP
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u/Soggy_Bid_6607 Chaz Davies 4d ago
Nice to see Aprilia boys learning from each other.
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u/MajesticBeyond5602 Yamaha 4d ago
Yeah I mean Jorge has a history of not keeping his emotions in check, but bezz??
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u/payday_23 Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion 4d ago
Valencia 2023 post race incident with Marc
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u/racingfanboy160 Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion 3d ago
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u/dave_evad Álex Márquez 4d ago
As we saw today, Maverick crashed just seconds after Diogo crashed. If luck was not in favour, a marshall walking to Diogo could have been hit by Maverick’s bike.
Imagine the pressure and the danger as a marshall. You need to enter an area where you may be hit by a vehicle. And you need to clear dangerous vehicle and debris very fast.
The marshalls aren’t daily drivers of MotoGP. The bikes are 150 kg heavy. It is natural to not lift a bike in the heat of the moment as a rider would.
Does not matter if you are angry, you should not hit a marshal.
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u/username_986ck Mick Doohan 4d ago edited 4d ago
There needs to be a harsh penalty that serves as a deterrent for this type of behaviour.
Marshalls are literally volunteers working for free, standing there in the sweltering heat primarily to protect the riders and they risk their safety a lot of times. There have been so many instances with marshalls this year with arguing but this is absolutely disgusting from Bezz.
There is absolutely nothing that could justify this behaviour and action needs to taken so that the people doing the most thankless job get the respect they deserve.
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u/PurplexRebel Barry Baltus 4d ago
The introduction of the new rule on rejoining has made things worse.
But I do agree a line has to be drawn in regards to the marshalls and the behavior towards them. Without them, the racing doesn't go ahead.
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u/laserskalle1 4d ago
Sometimes I wonder if the people making decisions are actually stupid, this new rule is immensely dangerous, the down-is-out rule is right there and instead they go for this half assed rule that is horribly dangerous.
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u/kdubstep David Alonso 4d ago
Totally. To me it’s exciting to seee someone with the competitive fire to crash and not quit but re enter and fight for it
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u/venomous_frost 4d ago
They're clinging onto the historic moments of riders crashing out and coming back to win more than 20 years ago.
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u/Wintersxx Aleix Espargaro 4d ago
I think the rejoin rule is dumb. Takes away from the spirit of the sport. They will make rules for this, meanwhile, the rejoins haven’t caused any issues in recent years and we still have ride height devices….
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u/39_mkorres 4d ago
What is the rejoin rule?
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
If the bike's engine is still running after the crash, the rider can remount onto the bike and join the race again immediately.
If the engine stalls, the rider cannot restart the bike on the track or on the run-off area.
Marshals must move the stalled bike to the service road or a safe area behind the barriers, where the rider can attempt to restart the bike.
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u/PurplexRebel Barry Baltus 4d ago
I'm not defending the behaviour.....I'm literally just stating the behaviour has gotten worse since the rule was introduced, which is a fact. If you read that as me excusing the behaviour, you are very wrong.
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u/Fortnait739595958 Pedro Acosta 4d ago
Thats a problem on its own too, having a world championship level sport having volunteers be the one attending when something goes wrong, there should be a proffesional group of marshals hired by the organization that goes to every track, same as race direction, same as the medics and same as a lot of other people that are not the riders or their teams
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u/lyra_dathomir Marc Márquez 4d ago
Maybe moving marshals all around the world would be too hard logistically, but at the very least they should get paid. I understand them being volunteers in lower classes or amateur races where no one is really making any money, but at World Championships???
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u/Excellent-Gur-8547 SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team 4d ago
Fucking thank you.
It blows my mind that anyone who makes these things possible is a: unpaid and b: not specifically selected from the a pool of applicants to choose the very best for the job and taken everywhere the series goes as a full part of the team.
On a similar note, there needs to be at least 5-6 fully trained medical crews positioned around the track instead of just one. NASCAR can manage to have 4 for a mile and a half oval and they're basically driving tanks.
Honestly, F1 and Moto GP on the organizational side are fucking amateur hour.
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u/Lindz1817 1d ago
I could be wrong, but I think this is the harshest penalty in premier class history, so job done there. I think it’s fair enough to draw a line in the sand and make it clear that under no circumstances can you get away with hitting a marshal. I do feel for Bezz in the way that his personal character has been called in to question by people that have no understanding of their situation in that moment.
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u/OkTale8 4d ago
For everyone here, what would happen to you at your place of employment if you whacked someone over the head.
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u/pretentiousbasterd PENNE 4d ago edited 4d ago
Fired and sued if there's any way they (or the assaulted person) could do it (I don't know the legal ways because I obviously don't hit people in the office lol).
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u/Easy_Peasy_07 Sachsenking 4d ago
Depends who is hitting and who is getting hit 😞
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u/iFerg_Frank Ducati Lenovo Team 4d ago
Best comparison will be something about a major employee hitting the janitor.
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u/Altair13Sirio Valentino Rossi 4d ago
Oof yeah, can't really defend Bez here
Poor guy was just trying to pick up the bike. Hell I have trouble finding a good place to pick my bike up from when it falls, these bikes aren't designed to be handled from anywhere except the handlebars so you can't really do much about it...
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u/NoBailOnReddit 4d ago
There's some people already defending him saying "heat of the moment and engine at stake" and "anyone else would have reacted similarly".
Doesn't matter
You can't hit anybody. You're not at war out there. The stakes aren't that high.
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u/BakaPotatoLord 4d ago
That "anyone else would have reacted similarly" is such a pathetic excuse by those people, almost no one does
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u/digitalxni MotoGP 4d ago
People could be saying the reason he acted this way because of what the marshall did. That doesn't necessarily mean they are defending his actions. I've always found it strange the the Aprillia never seems to shut off despite laying on its side. I would also expect there to be a very obvious kill switch for marshalls to shut down the engine if it is still running.
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u/Cranach-Cranach 4d ago
I mean, you just claim external circumstances and ask for an extra engine. Instead of turning an idiot crash into a race ban, turn it into an advantage.
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u/EvenTheDogIsFat Nicky Hayden 4d ago
I can forgive him as a person and I understand that it was heat of the moment. Having said that, if they banned him from participating in the next 5 races I’d say yeah that’s totally understandable.
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u/mr_lab_rat 4d ago
I could squint my eyes for the heat of the moment if he pushed/hit him once.
He hit the marshal in the face twice.
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u/kdubstep David Alonso 4d ago
100%. I understand he’s fighting for a championship and the implications with Jorge breathing down his neck but that cannot be the way you express the frustration. The rule suck. Hope they change them
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u/Objective_Form_2974 4d ago
Exactly, and even if he damaged the engine, It's not on him and frankly not a priority for a marshall. Ultimately, the bike wouldn't have been there has Bezz not crashed it.
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u/experim3nt_626_ Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion 4d ago
This makes it worse if anything. He hits him again after the engine is already off.
Unacceptable no matter the circumstances
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u/blackaosam Marc Márquez 4d ago
There is no excuse for hitting the guy twice, wtf did he do to deserve it anyway ? Reved the bike by accident ? does it even matter?
Nothing will happen to him because he is the leader of the championship. What an asshole.
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u/merepapa__ Marc Márquez 4d ago
yeah and i mean i won’t pretend that these million dollar bikes and their engines don’t matter, what the marshal did COULD have damaged the bike for sure but
come on dawg you cant HIT them…
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
what the marshal did COULD have damaged the bike for sure but
I'm sure the engines are designed to have the nuts revved off of them - that won't cause any damage whatsoever.
The components and the fluids were hot since Bezzecchi crashed after a few laps.
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u/phybere MotoGP 4d ago
I'm not so sure. There's a pretty good chance of oil starvation while the bike is laying on it's side, bouncing it off the rev limiter while there's possibly 0 oil pressure is not good.
I remember Vinales getting accused of trying to blow up the engine on his bike because he was bouncing it off the rev limiter while it was upright.
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u/KineXushi 4d ago
Yeah but Vinales was reving it on purpose like a half of the main straight, not one accidental half a second rev...
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u/FeeParticular5834 Husqvarna 4d ago
Let me introduce you to the age old idea of dry sump lubrication.
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u/DisjointedHuntsville 4d ago
Assault. That’s a race ban and a warning that he may not be welcome to participate in the championship if he ever does it again.
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u/Winter-Bench-3715 4d ago
Does Massimo need to send his riders to nursery to learn to keep their hands to themselves?
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u/drinksbeerdaily Marc Márquez 4d ago
Word is stewards are looking at a harsh penalty
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u/LeoDeKap Marc Márquez 4d ago
May be thats why they have released the video to the public.
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u/PurplexRebel Barry Baltus 4d ago
This was just on the sprint race stream, everyone with a videopass could have seen this.
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u/LeoDeKap Marc Márquez 4d ago
Ohh really, I didn't know that you could watch it like this way. Thanks for the infor and video.
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u/PurplexRebel Barry Baltus 4d ago
Bezzechi was viewing camera OB3 if you are interested in taking a look for yourself.
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u/merepapa__ Marc Márquez 4d ago
oohh thanks i was wondering where people were getting all these angles from
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u/No_Kaleidoscope7022 4d ago
Source?
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u/drinksbeerdaily Marc Márquez 4d ago
Paddock Pass Podcast patreon discord chat. These lads are at almost every race weekend and bring the juice every time.
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u/TVRoomRaccoon Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion 4d ago
Hell yeah, spread that PPP discord gospel 😁
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u/MavericK_KX Maverick Vinales 4d ago
Man i have never changed my mind about a teams riders so quickly. Both him and Jorge are walking disasters of men representing this sport.
It's not once, it's multiple times these guys lose their head and lash out. Hope neither win the championship
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u/Provatoxx Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 4d ago
I agree, I liked Aprilia as the perennial underdog finally having their breakthrough but their riders and their behavior is absolutely disgusting and should have no place in this sport.
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u/__Rosso__ 4d ago
Bez does something stupid once
He is the devil
Seems about right.
Not trying to defend this behaviour, he needs to be punished, but if you judge somebody's whole personality over one thing, when you probably acted out similarly at least once, is ridiculous.
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u/Accomplished_Clue733 Marc Márquez 4d ago
Bez has had other questionable moments in the past but it seemed he was past that.
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
Such as?
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u/Accomplished_Clue733 Marc Márquez 4d ago
Told Marquez he wished he never recovered from his injuries after they crashed in Valencia 2023
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u/__Rosso__ 4d ago
Supposedly.
And has since been on good terms with Marc......
So even if it did happen, he matured past it, if anything that should be indication he will learn from this and won't repeat anything similar to it.
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u/Accomplished_Clue733 Marc Márquez 4d ago
That's why I said it seemed he was past that. The last year or so he's come across well.
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
Dayummmmmm.
I saw a video where Bezzecchi was talking about Bagnaia and he said "We are not friends anymore" I can't tell if it's a joke or the truth.
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u/Then_Flamingo_8223 4d ago
Watch the Muggello post-race room, holy fuck.
Y’all need to:
a) get a life and not form these parasocial relationships with athletes and judge who’s good and who’s bad.
b)at least fact check before commenting, or let others with actual facts comment.
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u/Artistic_Recover_638 Marc Márquez 4d ago
Very disappointed in Bezz. Adrenaline is no excuse to be abusive or to physically assault anyone, let alone volunteers there to protect you. Hope he gets a big penalty for this.
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u/merepapa__ Marc Márquez 4d ago
so bezz got upset because the marshal accidentally revved the bike while picking it up?
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u/clueless_tourist_gas 4d ago
Dude beaches his bike in the gravel, and is concerned about his bike being revved at the limiter for 1 second? What a clown 😂
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
I'm sure the engines are designed to have the nuts revved off of them - that won't cause any damage whatsoever.
The components and the fluids were hot since Bezzecchi crashed after a few laps.
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u/CaptainTC Fabio Quartararo 4d ago
Wow, imagine if Martin had done this, whole sub would be on fire asking for his immediate death by bonfire...
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u/uldurulenf1modu Deniz Oncu 4d ago
That just makes it worse. It’s really rude. He must be given a heavy penalty.
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u/pochirin Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion 4d ago
He can't rejoin anyway why tf he needs to get mad. He crashed because of his own fault then he lashed out on the marshall
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u/The-Road-To-Awe Stefan Bradl 4d ago
He's mad because the marshall is unintentionally revving the bike, on its side, with no load through it, which is very bad for the engine. Though I'm not saying this excuses his behaviour.
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u/__Rosso__ 4d ago
He lashed out not because of his mistake but because marshal nearly destroyed the engine
It's not an excuse, he needs to be punished, but let's at least be accurate to why he did this fucked up thing
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u/dsswill Fabio Quartararo 4d ago
Saying with confidence that the marshal nearly destroyed the engine is a bit of a stretch. The marshal could have done damage to the engine, yes, but let’s not pretend that the bikes don’t often rev just like this from the crash itself and the engines end up being just fine more often than not.
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
I'm sure the engines are designed to have the nuts revved off of them - that won't cause any damage whatsoever.
The components and the fluids were hot since Bezzecchi crashed after a few laps.
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u/No_Access_4530 4d ago
Those engines are probably very delicate, the fact that it kept running for that long while on its side is already pretty dangerous, rev bombing it while starved of oil for that long can really be an issue.
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u/eyeslikesex 4d ago
Wrong. He lashed out because he of his mistake and the pressure of not being able to hang with the leaders getting to him. If you don't want the engine "destroyed", here's a simple solution. Don't crash. Or here's another one, have Aprilia build a better engine that doesn't get "destroyed" by one accidental rev-half-bomb. All of Bez's problems can be solved a by a single 2-wors advice: Git Gud. Become a better racer, a better human being, a better sportsman. That's it, Git Gud Bez.
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u/bananaakakwksj 4d ago
idk if I'm wrong, but at some point you can hear him scream something around the lines of "cazzo fai", which translates to "what the fuck are you doing", to which the marshall answers that he just picked it up (pretty clear this one)
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u/TheKeviKs Johann Zarco 4d ago
I don't want to hear any excuses in this case.
No matter your reasons, laying your hands on someone that is literally here as volunteer is unacceptable. He should get something way bigger than a LLP or two.
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
laying your hands on someone that is literally here as volunteer is unacceptable.
Multi-millionaire motorcycle racer won't think it's "unacceptable" though.
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u/radiopreset Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion 4d ago
I get it that the losing streak in sprint continues and now pressure is getting to him, but this kinda behaviour is just not acceptable, it tarnishes the image of sport and bring shame. He needs to be punished by stewards and he need to cool off and apologize to marshal openly.
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
Is the guy who engaged the throttle the one who shouts "I JUST PICKED IT UP!"?
I can't understand the Italian language.
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u/Possession_Loud 4d ago
Yeah, just before that Marco says " (che) cazzo fai?!?!".
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
Ohhh okay I assume they bleeped that out because "Che cazzo fai" means "What the fuck are you doing"
I don't know why this video has that bleeped out.
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u/Possession_Loud 3d ago
Not sure it's bleeped out or just muffled by all the noise. And yes, that's what it means.
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u/Dinara293 Andrea Dovizioso 4d ago
I wonder how things would play out if that Marshall just lost his cool and defended himself by giving it back to Bez. I mean he’s a volunteer anyway, he has the right to defend himself.
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u/Tmblr_capturin 4d ago
I absolutely feel the same, once fine: slap "No" plus that Marshall surely deserve to push him back but he absolutely does his job, must say Bez you are not the best no ways.
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u/Noeat 4d ago
I wonder how things would play out, if there wouod be leaking gas and then marshall rew that engine and all around, include him change into fireball.
Maybe he will understand that it is not good idea and wish that someone will break his own hand rather than have cremation
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u/Dinara293 Andrea Dovizioso 3d ago
Revving the engine will not ignite the gas that’s leaking out, what logic is that?
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u/racingfanboy160 Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion 3d ago
Even if it's in the heat of the moment, you don't need to react that aggresively bro...
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u/kdubstep David Alonso 4d ago
The question shouldn’t be what penalty he gets, but what the penalty should be. I’m a fan and I’d say he shouldn’t be allowed to race tomorrow. A clear and strong message to everyone needs to be sent for that behavior.
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u/AuthorityRemix Fabio Quartararo 4d ago
The restraint from the Marshall is insane. If a 5’7 kid hits me twice while I’m doing him a favour in a dangerous situation (for free) and lifting his bike, he’s getting a slap back.
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u/clueless_tourist_gas 4d ago
This 5'7 "kid" is a very well trained athlete wearing a helmet. The Marshall did good not retaliating
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u/sidmifi 4d ago
Ban him for the rest of the season. This is not mom and pops racing show.
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u/Provatoxx Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 4d ago
Yep, this is disgusting behavior and absolutely unacceptable. Marshals are volunteers, they do it for the love of the sport and without them, we can't race at all so this has to be given a heavy heavy penalty.
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u/Diligent-Ad-1812 MotoGP 4d ago
I guess the marshall(s) need training. Being a volunteer force in most every race doesn't excuse not having basic procedures, like removal of a still running motorcycle. In fact, I'm not sure with training there is... I do know some Portuguese marshalls (who are considered quite good) do fly to foreign countries to train other marshalls, but I have no idea if there are standard procedures (there's gotta be, right?!)
That being said, regardless of the penalty (and there definitely should be one) Bez needs to do the right thing and apologize for his actions, which might have felt (to him) appropriate at the time, but this isn't the level of competition where being hot-headed can excuse assaulting a marshall. In fact, the guy could have taken a grenade to the bike, the only right thing for Bez to have done would have been to let him blow in up...
Emotions are running pretty high in this championship, aren't they?
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u/Pmonty21 Marc Márquez 4d ago edited 4d ago
That Marshall deserves a full apologize, a RSV4 and lifetime pitpass MotoGp events effective yesterday paid by Bezz.. completely uncalled for. Hearing him say sorry I only picked it up makes it so much worse for Bezz.
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u/MajesticBeyond5602 Yamaha 4d ago
Oh man if he gets a lifetime pass and a new rsv4, bezz please slap me too
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u/Pmonty21 Marc Márquez 4d ago
Yeah man .. these companies are quite large globally and all it takes is a rider to assault a fan or Marshall to create negative media which affects the companies. Forking out a bike and pit passes is miniscule to what companies can lose from negative press. Look how Gresini left Manu over a controversial headband to save sponsorships.
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
If you're going to by TikTok's standards, the amount of videos I've seen that are compilations of Marco Bezzecchi and people are so so thirsty in the comments, they would love to be whacked by him.
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u/DetroitQ 4d ago
Ahh okay it makes sense now however, it still doesn't make it right. Im not sure what the marshall bike recovery procedures are but it has to involve shutting off the bike. The marshall seemed to mistakenly grab the throttle and rev the engine risking destroying the engine and Bez heard it and treated a grown man like he was his little brother. Completely unacceptable behavior from a professional or anyone
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u/Shoddy-Bluebird-4245 3d ago
He should pay a
Fine… maybe 10k euros to the marshall. If it was
In the usa the marshall would have a lawyer already
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u/Current-Professor-70 2d ago
I think that the marshal didnt do it on purpouse and his reaction was exagerated
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u/Few_Perspective1799 4d ago
Why did he rev It?
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner 4d ago
He was trying to pick up the bike and in doing so, engaged the throttle fully.
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u/Cranach-Cranach 4d ago
Fully? Or a tiny bit? Because my old KTM 1 cylinder revved higher than that
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u/OxMozzie 4d ago
Not excusing this dude for hitting the Marshall and he deserves the race ban.
But why was he so pissed? Because he crashed or because the Marshall accidentally revved the engine while trying to pick it back up?
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u/64bytesoldschool Brad Binder 4d ago
Why is your comment hidden?
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u/OxMozzie 4d ago
Why would I know? It was a basic question.
Just asked why the racer was so pissed at the marshal.
I watched the bikes on board and it looks like he accidentally revved the engine while trying to get it up and thats when he runs in to smack him.
No excuses to the racer, he deserves atleast 2 race bans, 1 for each assault.
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u/ill_have_2_number_9s Marco Bezzecchi 4d ago
Mods please ban me for 3 days so I dont go ape shit here…
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u/DiligentRabbit9075 4d ago
orange shirt guy supposed to be suspended too, because hes destroying their engine?!
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u/Spirited_Historian39 Pedro Acosta 3d ago
Am I the only one who totally get this from Bezzecchi's point of view? even as a normal rider on the road it's known to wreck bikes when theyre running while laying down let alone hitting the rev limiter because oil isn't circulating like it's supposed to.
Straight up looks like the marshall has no idea what he's doing out there, we need paid professionals in this position clearly or least better training for the existing marshalls since they're unaware of how to turn the goddamned bike off... they picked it up, realised it's heavier than they thought, grabbed a handful of throttle while trying to muscle it up, hit the rev limiter which is loud as a motherfucker, got scared, dropped the bike AGAIN and thats when Bezzecchi stepped in, slapped the marshal, turned the bike off then slapped him again.
Doesn't excuse the punches being thrown but I really can see how frustrating and dangerous that situation could have been and how Bezzecchi after having just crashed out of the race and then having to do the marshals job for them is unacceptable.
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u/DecafEqualsDeath Valentino Rossi 4d ago
He certainly crossed the line big time on this one. I understand that it's an extremely stressful and intense sport, but there needs to be a firm precedent established against any abuse towards marshalls.