Despite leading the Czech Republic Grand Prix, Marco Bezzecchi knew he would not beat Marc Marquez once he passed him.

Marco Bezzecchi has admitted that he knew he would not be able to battle with Marc Marquez throughout the race at the Czech Republic Grand Prix.

The Italian took the lead of the race on the second lap after passing Francesco Bagnaia. However, on the eighth lap of the race, Marquez passed Bezzecchi and never looked back.

"It was a fun race," Marco Bezzecchi told MotoGP.com’s After the Flag review show at Brno.

"A very good race. The start was good and, compared to yesterday, I studied a bit more the strategy for where to place myself in the first couple of corners.

"I was able to make a fantastic overtake on Fabio [Quartararo] on the outside of turn three, it was really crazy.

"All the risks that I could take during the race, I sum everything and I put it in one corner that was that turn three.

"It was the key moment because, after, I was able to go in the front and, for the front tyre especially, it was crucial because this track was really demanding on the front.

"I knew Marc [Marquez] was managing, to be honest, I was managing, also, because I didn’t want to push to try to escape knowing that he had something in his pocket.

"So, I tried to just make my pace, warm everything, be ready, and when he overtook me I wanted to fight, but he was something faster than me compared to Assen, that was the last time that I was close.

"This time I was a bit more far, let’s say. The pace was fantastic, I made my best lap in the last one, so very happy to make a weekend like this."