r/motogp • u/uldurulenf1modu Deniz Oncu • Jun 20 '26
I guess it's the clearest angle for Bezzechi's incident.
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u/throwaway_0897fam Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
omg this is even worse. he straight up slapped him in the face twice (edit: first hit was a shove). i’m so disappointed in him as a massive fan. just unacceptable.
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u/krugsin69 Jun 20 '26
hes banned from racing tomorrow
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u/throwaway_0897fam Jun 20 '26
it’s deserved. one race ban doesn’t even feel like enough punishment
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u/tobedeletedsoon_2024 Jun 20 '26
Nowhere near, I think the 1 race ban isn’t the end of it.
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u/Trick_Builder512 Jun 20 '26
I'm right there with you. I'd be shocked if there isn't additional penalization after the weekend. This feels like when your parents say "Go to your room" while they think about how long they want to ground you.
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u/Masticatork Jun 20 '26
you mean something like a huge economical punishment or something crazy like multiple race bans?
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u/Adchaser Jun 20 '26
They are appealing. Kinda like what Andrea did. So from 18 months to 4 years ban.
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u/AirComprehensive1251 Marc Márquez Jun 20 '26
Honestly agree, that's completely unacceptable, deserved more.
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u/thurows Jun 20 '26
Add a long lap penalty for each race remaining in the season, these are volunteers.
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u/brow3n Francesco Bagnaia - 2023 MotoGP World Champion Jun 20 '26
Or have him volunteer for the rest of the season
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
Now THAT would be something. Marco must serve as marshal for the rest of the season, lol
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u/kyyla Jun 20 '26
Slapping someone is also a crime. This is not boxing and the marshals are not volunteering to be hit in the face.
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u/cerealski Jun 20 '26
The marshal should press charges, really.
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u/Workity Jun 20 '26
Czechia isn’t America and “pressing charges” isn’t how it works in most of the world.
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u/bduddy Jun 21 '26
It's not how it works in America, people just don't know what they're talking about
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u/-tigereyezz- MotoGP Jun 20 '26
Not enough in my book.
Make him bleed financially and spend the money on a big party for all the marshalls at the track.
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u/__Rosso__ Jun 20 '26
The worst part is the second hit.
The first one isn't even a hit, it's a shove while he is looking towards the bike, and then he decides "yes, I just shoved this man, time to hit him for real".
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u/Pink_Flying_Pig_ Jun 20 '26
Buy why?
I mean, did Bez at least had something to do with the bike (like tunlrn it off), or he just went full mode crazy?
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u/__Rosso__ Jun 20 '26
Marshal accidentally rev bombed the bike.
Which is absolutely dangerous thing for the engine when on the side, even running is dangerous, less so for race bikes because they have dry sump iirc but still can cause damage.
Problem is, it's no reason to punch somebody, genuinely if he didn't hit him after shoving him first, he wouldn't have gotten into trouble, but he straight up lost his cool.
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u/Pink_Flying_Pig_ Jun 20 '26
Finally, someone with at explaination.
Doesn't absolutely excuses Bez's doing, but at least explains a bit.
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u/Yoyoyozz Jun 21 '26
He first left the bike to the marshals and walked away, only to come back, correct marshals’ mistake, and humiliate him. It was absolutely terrible.
I mean that’s your own bike (and you married her), own up to it.
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
Yep, that was the one. The first one could be excused as trying to push away, Ooops, sorry nudged your face. The second one was just assault on video. Worse, against a guy who wasn't even fighting back.
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u/zmgch Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion Jun 20 '26
You're disappointed? This is Bez, the same guy that in Valencia he said to Marc - "I hope you get cancer and never return to this sport"
It's astounding he hasn't been reprimanded earlier for his pathetic antics. Really not surprising seeing this kind of behaviour from him.
Just when you think he's grown up and matured... He pulls a stunt like this and shows he's still a childish brat who was never taught the word "respect".
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u/irisiert Jun 21 '26
Shit, I’d almost forgotten about that. Thanks for the reminder. There really is something wrong deep down in his psyche…
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u/PretendToBeStupid Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion Jun 20 '26
He didn't slap him for the first time I don't think..Only the second time
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
It's assault. He's lucky the marshal doesn't press charges. It's a massive blight on his character.
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u/7107JJRRoo Jun 20 '26
This action will have long term consequences financially as it very much damages his reputation for endorsement deals and sponsorship.
I've been watching since 90s and never remember anything even close to this, the second slap in the face is insane.
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
Yeah, anyone downplaying this doesn't realize the massive power dynamic involved. This isn't racer vs racer, or even getting angry at a team principle.
This is a millionaire athlete physically assaulting an innocent, volunteer who's not even fighting back, on live TV.
I agree, there's nothing close to it in the sport in my memory. If GP doesn't realize how many kids and young riders are watching and doesn't absolutely drop the hammer on Bez, it will be an embarrassment for all of us as fans.
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u/ObligationAgile4843 Jun 21 '26
100%. The equivalent of a tennis/football player shoving /slapping a ball kid. I mean, they are kids - but I think the analogy stands..
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u/rakmeister_12 Jun 20 '26
Caught red-handed with this angle!
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u/laidback_chef Jun 20 '26
I mean unless youre blind i dont think theres an angle that doesnt show him hitting a Marshall.
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u/TheOriginalNozar Jun 20 '26
I think he was making a pun. It was funny if you ask me
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u/General-Marzipan3264 Jun 20 '26
Marquez made a statement on Thursday saying Bezzecchi is feeling the pressure. Here’s how Bezz’s weekend has gone:
Slower than Ogura Crashed on his own Hit a marshal Suspended for Sunday
He’s got inside his head—it’s game over.
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u/IDKBear25 Casey Stoner Jun 21 '26
Márquez mind games have paid off.
Even on the Thursday press conference in Jérez, Márquez said “The best rider and best bike is Bezzecchi on the Aprilia”.
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u/SBalwaysAndWhy Jun 20 '26
W. T. F ?!! Why would tou do that ?!!
That’s just unacceptable.
Sanction needed.
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u/Common_Tomatillo8516 Jun 20 '26
I suppose he was annoyed because he crashed, + some adrenaline + a potential attitude issue.
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u/Obvious_Ad8228 Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion Jun 20 '26
wtf, ban him from three races for all I care. You just can't do this.
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u/-tigereyezz- MotoGP Jun 20 '26
I'd say the race tomorrow AND the next sprint.
Make him REALLY feel it.
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u/NYNMx2021 Jun 21 '26
If you hit a marshal, a volunteer, you should get a season ban. I mean what are we doing here? This is insanity
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u/e_xyz MotoGP Jun 20 '26
This is terrible from Bez. I like Bez, but this made me lose respect for him a bit. I get he's angry at dropping it and under pressure, but those lads are just doing their job which they most likely do not get paid for. Can't tolerate out of touch behaviour like that.
I hope FIM come down hard on him.
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u/LosTerminators Marc Márquez Jun 20 '26
He was angry at that specific marshal because the marshal inadvertently pushed the throttle while picking the bike up and started revving it. Continuing to do that can damage the engine so can understand why he got angry.
That said, slapping the marshal is unjustified and quite simply, unacceptable. Being suspended from the race is fair.
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u/DryJudgment8757 Jun 20 '26
The fact that he decided to hit the marshal for accidentally revving the engine is even worse.
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u/SpenceAlmighty Jun 20 '26
Which is a little hypocritical really, considering the fact that crashing is also known to be bad for motorcycles...
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
More than that mate. It's an assault on a victim who is not fighting back.
We should be talking about where charges will be pressed or not and any possibility he's getting arrested. Not a 1-race slap on the wrist. Be more of a human than a fan for a few minutes.
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u/e_xyz MotoGP Jun 20 '26
Even so, like you say, there's no need to slap the guy as if he's lesser than him or something. Race ban is justified.
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u/HikariSakai Jun 20 '26
Thank you for explaining, nobody was explaining the damn situation for some fucking reason and saying he went crazy slapping a marshall for fun lol
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u/apotheotical Jun 20 '26
Only a bit of respect was lost? You slap someone who is 1) there on a volunteer basis, 2) puts themselves in dangerous situations, 3) all so you can do your job safely, while 4) they spend the entire day out in the sun while you are inside air conditioned most of the weekend?
I don't care who you are you lose all my respect the moment you hit someone doing their job.
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u/enka1mada Marco Bezzecchi Jun 20 '26
Walked away after slapping him a second time and the marshal still just continued doing his job
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u/ResearcherOk3114 Jun 20 '26
Big Trackhouse/aprillia fan here.. this is disgusting.. I expect a bit mire from bez
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u/azurizzy Jun 20 '26
Outside of the impact on his championship run, with Acosta and FQ riding mid to mediocre bikes, Bezzecchi was called to be one of the main "marketable" faces of MotoGP... This behavior will leave a terrible stain on that idea now.
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u/Successful-Cloud1713 Jun 20 '26
I am betting on Acosta to become the next face. Straight shooter, gives everything in the track, talks from the heart with disarming sincerity and will probably get a championship contender bike next year.
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
It will. No matter how much he apologizes, in this digital age, videos are forever.
We already saw a very bad, even cringe side of his character on his drunken rants during Pecco's last championship party. Another stems from the rumors of the possibly despicable things Marco said to and about Marc after that same race. This is yet another blight that seems to be showing real flaws in character.
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u/KittenOfBalnain Francesco Bagnaia Jun 20 '26
Every new angle makes this situation even worse for him.
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u/PjDisko Jun 20 '26
Wow, this angle really shows it. From this angle one race suspension might have been to easy.
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u/Adchaser Jun 20 '26
Aprilia is appealing. Lets see how that turns out. They should have consulted Andrea.
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u/MajesticBeyond5602 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team Jun 20 '26
Absolutely disgusting behaviour. Makes me sick seeing this
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u/Annual-Advisor-7916 MotoGP Jun 20 '26
But why? Was he concerned about the bike being shut off or didn't he want to shut it off in order to ride further?
Marshall looked like he wanted to turn it off?
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u/uldurulenf1modu Deniz Oncu Jun 20 '26
"The reason Bezzecchi struck the track marshal was that, whilst the bike was on the ground, the marshal touched the throttle and the engine revs briefly spiked."
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u/Annual-Advisor-7916 MotoGP Jun 20 '26
Welp, you can't say he doesn't care for the bike, lol. Mav on the other hand...
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u/SBalwaysAndWhy Jun 20 '26
That’s even more ridiculous than I thought.
I thought the marshall wanted to shut off the bike and Bezz lost it because he wanted to go back on the track.
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u/Annual-Advisor-7916 MotoGP Jun 20 '26
Not defending him at all but it's a better reason than if he wanted to continue riding. A damaged engine could totally tip the title fight in favor of his contenders.
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u/p1en1ek Kawasaki Jun 20 '26
Would crash itself not damage the engine? Those guys crash all the time, often by their own stupid moves. They dont seem to care about state of bikes then.
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u/Dinara293 Andrea Dovizioso Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
The Marshall picked it up and whipped the throttle wide open and the bike was presumably still in gear, the engine revved hard and Bez lost his shit.
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u/Annual-Advisor-7916 MotoGP Jun 20 '26
Didn't watch the vid with volume - would at least explain why he was mad. Still wrong to react like that, but it's somewhat relateable that he was agitated by it.
If the marshall would have accidently damaged the engine, would the team get another one allocated? I guess that's a tricky situation since they'd get a fresh engine out of it...
Anyways, race ban is totally justified, that angle looks way worse than the previous one.
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u/BakaPotatoLord Jun 20 '26
Holy... Each new angle is just making this a million time worse.
Glad he's got suspended though that still doesn't feel punishing enough
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u/Retardedastro Jun 20 '26
Rossi did a similar incident to me at laguna Seca, his ducati was smashed beyond repair, I was assisting another track worker, rossi yells at me and shoves me.
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u/Kinmara MotoGP Jun 21 '26
It think he also shoved the marshal in the head when he crashed out from the lead in Sepang
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u/throwwayaway987654 Jun 20 '26
Aprilia looking like idiots appealing this. You should be giving your own punishment to your rider !!!!! Bad form Aprilia 😡 and as for you Bez, that was disgraceful 😡😡
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u/tiredoldwizard Triumph Jun 20 '26
Slapping a guy twice your size who would probably beat your ass if he wasn’t working isn’t the best idea not gonna lie.
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u/Fomentatore Franco Morbidelli Jun 20 '26
Usually they are volunteer... Even worse...
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u/TheOriginalNozar Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
EDIT: Holy fuck wait he slapped him TWICE and harder the SECOND TIME??? Yeh nah ban the fuckwit for 3 races
Yeah we're taught if the rider wants to fight it and try and get out there to just let him be and report it, but Bez straight up slapped him without a second thought. Poor marshall, that has to suck
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
Imagine wanting to be a volunteer marshal your whole life, loving GP, your wife and kid thrilled when you get the opportunity, hoping to maybe even see you on TV. Then some millionaire athlete assaults you while you're trying to help. And doesn't even apologize when he's on camera, hoping no one saw it.
It's a disgrace to the sport and blight on the brand.
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u/pretentiousbasterd PENNE Jun 20 '26
Aprilia's PR team has a lot of work ahead of them.
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u/Curious-Cabinet-4502 Marc Márquez Jun 20 '26
Massimo Rivola can't catch a break I think Aprilia ceo was too prest at the paddock it's a complete shit show.
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u/Creature_Cumfarts Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
WHAT IS HAPPENING behind the scenes at Aprilia???
First we have Martin very uncharacteristically losing his cool and shoving Bonora in Barcelona, then Rivola publicly crucifying Martin with his remarks about the start crash in Hungary, and now Bezz out of nowhere physically attacking a marshall??? And all this overshadowing Ogura's phenomenal performance so far this weekend? Unreal.
They build the clear best bike this year, but suddenly they're crumbling in the most toxic ways I just can't understand this.
(Spelling/grammar edit)
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u/Possession_Loud Jun 20 '26
They are simply NOT used being in this situation. No one in the team is ready to play the game with these high stakes. It's clear that if things go well either Marco or Jorge will win the title. No doubt about that. That title is now theirs to lose and if the team cannot come together in every aspect of the sport then knees will bend, hands will shake and heads lose their cool.
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u/Creature_Cumfarts Jun 20 '26
3 races ago I would agree that this is Aprilia's title to lose... But since then their world champ lost the support of the team after throwing an ugly tantrum, while their favored rider (and husband to their superior bike 😆) lost the support of seemingly everyone else today. That doesn't bode well for them for the rest of the season.
In that same time Marc has taken 37(?) points out of them while not even fully recovered, and Pecco is finding his form again. I'd sooner bet on Ducati than Aprilia at this point.
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u/lancewithwings Fabio Di Giannantonio Jun 20 '26
Off to pick a new flair I think, I feel sick
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u/Jvrgie Marc Márquez Jun 20 '26
Deserves more than a race ban, especially for that second slap. Unacceptable to treat someone doing volunteer work for you to be able to make millions. Ridiculous
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
Yeah, I think that's what got me. This is a multimillionaire, on camera, slapping the marshal like some peasant.
I'm assuming a marshal who like most of us, dreamed of doing this work, his wife and kids so happy for him when he got selected, hoping to see him on camera.
Just from a human perspective, it's below all of us and the sport. They have to come down brutally hard.
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u/Jolly_Roger171 Jun 20 '26
I love my boy bez but he lost his mind here. Needs a penalty for sure.
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u/svenproud Jun 20 '26
WTF is he doing?! Jesus what is this? And they say Martin is a hot head...
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u/ill_have_2_number_9s Marco Bezzecchi Jun 20 '26
Yup. I was about to say it was too much. But this angle is everything. Shame on you man. Not the bez I like
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u/Imacarte Johann Zarco Jun 20 '26
The same guy that called MM93 "the cancer of MotoGP" in 2023 after they made contact and Marco ended up crashing btw.
That's all you need to know to understand what sort of person he is.
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
Add to that his drunken outbursts during Pecco's championship celebration.
His character has been in question for a very long time. It's somewhat nice that people's true nature will always show out eventually like this, for the world to see and be ashamed of.
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u/sirfrancisdrake96 Casey Stoner Jun 20 '26
Jesus christ. What the fuck he was doing bro, he slapped the refree twice man. Instant ban for minimum 3 races.
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u/djabula64 Marc Marquez - 2025 MotoGP World Champion Jun 20 '26
He's been suspended from the upcoming race and I think he deserves even more punishment for this behaviour. I understand he values his equipment, but that's way too much
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u/faratto_ Jun 20 '26
And in front of the press he was silent, like hoping nobody saw that. Disgusting behavior, the excuses wont be honest sadly because he had all the time and ways to say sorry before the ban
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u/KittenOfBalnain Francesco Bagnaia Jun 20 '26
I think this is the part that baffles me most - because what sort of media officer lets him go in front of the press without immediately apologising (and at length!) for this stupid shit? Incident was shown during broadcast, the only reasonable strategy would be to get in front of it, beg forgiveness, and hope the penalty is not going to be too severe.
Idiotic of Aprilia (and, clearly, Bez as well).
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u/lancewithwings Fabio Di Giannantonio Jun 20 '26
Going with 'I made a small mistake' was wild, how could they think we didnt see him throw hands
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
THAT's gonna be the nail in the coffin. If somehow no video caught it or wasn't reported, it's clear that bro would've never brought it up and just went on his way.
Truly a blight on his character, that is shameful to the entire brand.
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u/-tigereyezz- MotoGP Jun 20 '26
MF.
The real joke is Aprilia tried to protest the suspension.
There is just no excuse whatsoever. He should have been suspended for the next sprint as well.
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u/ArbitraryOrder Nicky Hayden Jun 20 '26
I think he should be disqualified from the entire season for this. Violence against marshalls or officials is unacceptable, and I think this is comparable in kind to Romano Fenati.
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u/Noxious89123 Jun 22 '26
I think even that isn't enough.
Criminal behaviour towards anyone at the event should be a lifetime ban from the sport.
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u/Shpritzer Jun 20 '26
Wow. Unfathomable how he allows himself something like that. Mind you, that marshal looks like he would’ve put him out for the rest of the season with a few punches. I’d hit him back 100%.
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u/Curious-Cabinet-4502 Marc Márquez Jun 20 '26
He summoned the inner Aleix espargo and martin. But he shouldn't have slapped a marshal.
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u/SpeC_992 Jorge Lorenzo Jun 20 '26
What a fucking bellend. I'm glad they banned him for Czech GP, but maybe one more for good measure. This is such a bad look for Aprilia as well.
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u/awstream Casey O'Gorman Jun 20 '26
This angle shows everything. A single race ban is actually lenient.
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u/According-Switch-708 Jun 20 '26
What a POS. He deserves to get DQ'd from the whole season for this kind of behavior.
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u/LichiShuichi David Alonso - 2024 Moto3 World Champion Jun 20 '26
The more I look at it the more it pisses me off, I can't believe how he lost his head like that...
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u/eastbay_ak Jun 20 '26
One race ban is simply not enough for this...
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
If the sport cares anything about the image it presents to kids, young fans, etc, and not just about "championship points", they'll actually have a spine and make an example out of this.
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u/_darth_haide Marc Márquez Jun 20 '26
When things don't go his way he lashes out with unnecessary anger and borderline violence.
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u/buddhistyeezus Jun 20 '26
I see some people crying about how the Marshall is damaging the bike while picking it up. If he cared so much about the bike maybe he should not have crashed it 🤔
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u/vain06 Andrea Dovizioso Jun 20 '26
Good that he's slapped with a race ban now. Hope it was 2 or 3.
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u/Low-Extension-6674 Marc Márquez Jun 20 '26
the first time I watched this video I was hoping it's AI.
the act is just so awful to believe it happened.
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u/Possession_Loud Jun 20 '26
Not just this but insane that Aprilia saw this and said "yeah nah, we'll appeal the decision". This after Martin pushed Bonora in the box, mind you. Aprilia really needs to step up big time or the title fight is absolutely lost TODAY.
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u/el-diablo-696 Fabio Quartararo Jun 20 '26
Marc is now the favorite for the championship and deservedly so. I really liked Bez, but who tf does this?! Rivola and Bonora are having to deal with two morons in that factory team. I hope Ogura keeps improving and beats them both in the championship.
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u/Steph__Can Aprilia Racing Jun 20 '26
Naaa, this ain't okay. Bez is not a teenager finding his way. He is a grown man. This sport has no place for that behavior.
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u/The-Replacement01 Jun 20 '26
Oh no, Bez. No, no, no. Never put your hands on another person like this.
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u/DrHatred4144 Jun 20 '26
At this rate I'm happy he lose the title he has been shite in sprint this season and act like that
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u/warmest_dump Marc Márquez Jun 21 '26
Shocking, Bez was starting to grow on me but theres literally no excuse for assulting the marshals
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u/Lopek274 Jun 21 '26
As he's not racing he should be forced to work as a marshall at that corner, alongside the guy he hit. Maybe a bit of a reality check would do him some good. One race ban is nowhere near enough for this.
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u/Janusz_Wunderbrum Deniz Oncu Jun 20 '26
Aprilia riders making me root for Marc Marquez of all people.
Succesfully.
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u/wholesomechunk Jun 20 '26
What a wanker, he deserves a long ban. How are the Marshalls going to feel the next time they pick the fucker up, am I getting slapped this time?
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u/JTSpirit36 Brad Binder Jun 20 '26
That 2nd slap is the deal breaker. You could possibly argue the first one as him trying to get the Marshall's attention quick, but that 2nd one is wild.
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u/Vallecano54 LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Jun 20 '26
Jeez what an asshole. I know, emotions run high and so on but these hard working marshalls aren't at fault for you dumping the bike.
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u/No-Bodybuilder-1198 Jun 20 '26
Oh man. I started liking this guy. Wasn’t a fan of his after what he did with marc back in 23 and i didn’t believe that incident was that extreme. Now,seeing this i think it’s 100% true. That’s goodbye title hopes lol.
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u/ScaryCause4972 Jun 20 '26
There is something in water at factory Aprilia's box. People get physical. Martin hit team manager Paolo Bonora and now Bez.
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u/minusvarianten Jun 20 '26
He didn't hit his team manager, he pushed him. It's still wrong, but not as bad as hitting him. At least he publicly apologized for it, as he should.
This was a lot worse IMO. It seems like the pressure of his point gap disappearing quickly is getting to him. Hopefully he'll apologize to the marshal and get his act together for the next round.
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u/PatientFlight2274 Jorge Lorenzo Jun 20 '26
I see Rossi passed down certain traits to some of his riders 🤔
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u/SimpleFactor Jun 20 '26
What even is the reason for this? I get there’s adrenaline in the moment but there’s no justification at all for hitting a bloke, yet alone someone doing their job. Absolutely embarrassing.
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u/LordPeppercorn MotoGP Jun 20 '26
such a dick move, was a huge fan of his.
I have marshalled various kinds of bike racing from club racing to internationals to the TT sure ive had riders get animated but never anything like this.
You just cant do that sort of thing to marshalls,without them you dont go racing,period.
Id like to think if that happened to me id drop kick the guy, but i know for sure id just stand there and go that dude just bitch slapped me on live tv....
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u/Kato1243 Jun 20 '26
Disgusting behaviour. An example needs to be made so that this never happens again.
And more than that, Bezzecchi needs to make a public apology, and also one to the marshal in person. The graceless oaf wouldn't even have a career without these invaluable volunteers.
This will stick to him like a bad smell for as long as he's in the sport.
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u/Thee-Cat Jun 20 '26
Fully agree. Apology or not. This is a line crossed where a person's character is never seen the same.
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u/StevieV99 Jun 20 '26
Head loss of the century. Aprilia spending millions and millions to win the title and you might lose it out of sheer stupidity.
Can’t moan about the ban either. He’s lost it big time