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Marco Bezzecchi was “quite scared” after seagull strike in Australian GP sprint

Marco Bezzecchi has admitted that he was “quite scared” that he had damaged his Aprilia MotoGP bike after an unfortunate collision with a seagull on the warm-up lap of the Australian Grand Prix sprint.

A flock of seagulls gathered on the start/finish straight before the formation lap got under way at Phillip Island, with Bezzecchi striking a wayward bird as he set off from pole position.

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