Valentino Rossi collects Marco Bezzecchi on a scooter after his bike stops
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Austrian MotoGP, Red Bull Ring – Friday Practice ResultsMarco Bezzecchi fastest in practice 2 as Marc Marquez misses out on Q2 spotRossi was on hand at the Austrian MotoGP on Friday to give Marco Bezzecchi a ride on his scooter back to the garage, after his bike seemingly ran out of fuel at Turn 4.Fortunately, The Doctor was there to assist in trademark fashion.Scooter ride back with Rossi, anyone? #AustrianGP JNTzcSuBK6— MotoGP on TNT Sports (@motogpontnt) August 18, 2023Rossi had shown up at the Red Bull Ring earlier on Friday to keep a close eye on Bezzecchi and Luca Marini, his riders in his Mooney VR46 team.Bezzecchi was the fastest rider in Practice 2 on Friday afternoon.He entered the weekend 47 points behind Francesco Bagnaia, another VR46 Academy graduate, who leads the championship.Bezzecchi is enjoying a breakthrough season and has emerged as a title challenger.There is no CONSISTENCY in MotoGP! ð€¯Video of There is no CONSISTENCY in MotoGP! ð€¯Rossi’s presence in the paddock may be for more than merely riding a scooter, though.Bezzecchi is pushing back on Ducati’s ultimatum to choose a 2024-spec Pramac bike or a 2023 machine to stay at VR46 next season.He wants a factory bike but to remain in his current team, and Rossi will inevitably want the same.Related Yamaha lean on private Valentino Rossi calls to tempt VR46 away from Ducati Valentino Rossi unhappy with Yamaha’s “treatment” of Franco MorbidelliThe seven-time MotoGP champion and all-time legend also has the task of negotiating the long-term future of his Mooney VR46 team who could move from Ducati to Yamaha in 2025.
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