Marco Bezzecchi must take points off Francesco Bagnaia to keep his mathematical MotoGP title hopes alive at Sepang this weekend.
The VR46 rider, currently 79 points behind Bagnaia and 66 from Jorge Martin, needs to be within 73 points of the title leader after Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix to stay in the fight for Qatar.
“Having a full week of recovery after three very busy weeks, like the previous ones, was a real treat,” said Bezzecchi, the grand prix winner in Argentina, France and India. But Marini bounced back by leading the timesheets during February’s official pre-season test at Sepang, suggesting he could well be a pole contender on Saturday.
“I have always done well here, managing to adapt to the temperatures, which are often truly prohibitive.
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