Injured Bezzecchi won’t put a brake in MotoGP title hopes

Mooney VR46 Racing's Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi looks on after the qualifying session of the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix at the Buriram International Circuit in Buriram on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

SEPANG: Marco Bezzecchi is ready to fight against the pain barrier in the Petronas Grand Prix Malaysia race at Sepang this weekend.

The VR46 rider, who is recovering from a broken collarbone injury sustained last month, must take points off fellow Italian Francesco Bagnaia to keep his mathematical MotoGP title hopes alive.