His outstanding form in the first half of the 2023 season made him a shock contender in the MotoGP championship hunt.

Ducati gave him the option to move onto a latest-spec Des🥃mosedici at Pramac this year, but he chose to rem꧑ain on a year-old version at VR46 instead.

“It was a ꧅heartfelt choice,ಌ” he explained to . 

“But I won't deny that I thought ꧒a lot about what to do.&🌳nbsp;

“MotoGP today is not an easy envir𓃲onment and you can't afford to go the wrong way. 

“It was also a life choice and I am happy to be where I am, because it is my habit to always give my best and there must beꦕ the conditions to do so.

“In Team VR46 I can be put in a posi🍃tion to ride giving 100%.”

When Bezzecchi signed fresh terms with Valentino Ros🍸si’s team, he as💟sumed Luca Marini would remain as his teammate.

Instead Marini has gon♎♒e to Repsol Honda and has been replaced by Fabio di Giannantonio.

“No, honestly, before signing the contract to stay with t🌊he VR46 team I didn't know that Luca would move to Honda,” Bezzecchi admitted. 

“Also b𓂃ecause, 𒁃from what I know, it was a last minute decision. 

“Having said that, I maintain the same enthusiasm as always; the one I had when I signed the co🦋ntract with Vale’s team."

Bezzecchi said about Marin🌊i: “I've always gotten along very well with Luca and it will be strange not to ♛see him in the garage anymore. 

“Also because the same seꦜtup has been in the garage for a few years. 

“Luca, however, made the best choice for his caree🐼r and I think that's rig𒉰ht."

Bezzecchi finished last season third i𝓀n the standings behind champion Francesco Bagnaia and runner-up Jorge Mart♈in.

He detailed his ambition this year: ​“Like all riders I dream big, but I have also learned to keep my feet on the g🃏round. 

“At the end of the winter tests I want to dꦑraw a line and, realistically, define the 2024 objective. 

“I believe there will be the elem🐬ents to evalu𝐆ate."

Bezzecchi won his first premier class race (and♏ the first for the VR46 team) in Argentina, the second grand prix of last year.

He also won in France and India bu𝔉t his season unravelled after fracturing his c🌊ollarbone in an accident at the VR46 Ranch.

“It's not 🦩easy to always wiജn, undoubtedly,” he reflected. 

“Until the injury, however, I was fa🌸st ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚand often finished races in the top six places. 

“Then I hurt my right collarbone and at 🐽▨that point it was difficult to stay competitive. 

“But I don'ജt want to make excꦺuses, the injury wasn't the only reason why I lost a bit of competitiveness. 

“I wasn't 🔜as effective as at the beginning of the season also due to other factors🌜."