Bezzecchi had a difficult opening lap before rapidly closing down race leader Jorge Martin, who eventually went on to win his third MotoGP spri♋nt of 2023.

The Mooney VR46 Ducati rider was extremely fast as he picked off Bagnaia on lap two, but as the race went on mistakes crept into his r💜iding, as a left hand injury that was sustained in Catalunya began botherin🐲g him more and more.

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"At the beginning I felt incredible," said Bezzecchi. "With the adrenaline from the start, the painkil🍨lers, for sure it helped. So at the start I felt great and was catching Jorge. 

"B🔯ut then I started to have a bit of pain especially in the change of direction so in sector one I made a few small mistakes. 

"Lap by lap I was losing a bit but some laps I was still able to fight a bit. But in other laps I was makin🌞g small mistakes and missing a bit of power to try to move the handlebars from left to right. 

"From the second half, but especially the last three laps I really 🃏suffered. I really had a lot of pain."

Perhaps o🌠ffering an insight into his tyre choice for Sunday’s gra🍸nd prix, Bezzecchi said the medium has allowed him to feel the most comfortable with his injury. 

Bezzecchi added: "Noღrmally withও the medium the bike is a bit more smooth, more lovely to ride so I hope that this will help. 

"In FP1 w🦩hen I was using the medium I ✤struggled less with the hand but tomorrow is the third day that I ride so I don’t know [how it will be]. 

"I﷽ already have it in my mind that I will have to suffಌer. I don’t expect to feel good."

Bezzecchi, who like Martin was able to reduce Bagnaia’s lead🐲 in the championship, although the factory Ducati star was only one place behind Be🐓zzecchi.

🎃Struggling with his own knee injury, Bagnaia heroically held off Dani Pedrosa and Brad Binder for the podium, and Bezzecchi admitted his fellow VR46 academy rider is dealing with a worse pain. 

"I saw Jorge escaping a bit and then I saw on my board that the gap was +2.3, 2.6 [behind] so m꧑y targ🐼et was to only keep a safe gap from the riders behind. 

"I’m sorry 🔴that Pecco suffered. I understand him and he’s in a worse condition than myself."