ROUND 19 / OCTOBER 17-19, 2025
PHILLIP ISLAND / VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
P70
BEZZECCHI
REACTION TO CRASH
Marco Bezzecchi had his first
chance to speak publicly after a
dramatic crash with Marc Mar-
quez in Indonesia and admitted
the incident came about due
to a misjudgment. The Italian,
who is still experiencing severe
back pain two weeks on, said, "I
didn't want to try any overtake.
Just, I pick up, because I was
tighter in that corner, but I didn't
expect him to brake so much at
the end... it's my mistake, I was
behind, and it was… a misjudg-
ment mistake." On whether he
had been knocked out by the
impact, Bezzecchi said, "I was
always conscious. I stayed down
because for the hit, especially in
my back, I couldn't breathe. So,
I stayed there trying to wait the
moment that the breath came
back. I don't know if you ever hit
your ribs or your back and, for
sure, you can understand how
was the feeling, multiplied by
thousands."
BINDER TO HAVE
NEW CREW CHIEF
Phil Marron, current crew chief to
Toprak Razgatlioglu, will move to
KTM in 2026 where he will work
with Brad Binder. The Northern
Irishman will take over from An-
dres Madrid in the factory squad.
Binder was noncommittal on the
move. "I'm not too sure exactly
what the changes will be. Until
the end of the year, everything's
staying exactly the same. And
then we'll see after that." And his
comments suggested the change
has come about from KTM
management's insistence, rather
Briefly...
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Fernandez rode at the
front like he belonged
there, even having
enough time in hand to
back off considerably on
the final lap on his march
to Sunday's victory.
