Marc Marquez's message to Brazilian rookie Moreira: 'Screw you!'
Updated: 12:49, 02 Jun
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Andrew McLarney is a MotoGP reporter for GPBlog. With four years experience as a professional writer across the sports and video game industries, his experience as a K1 Premier League competitor evolved into a fascination with all forms of combat sport and eventually motorsport — with MotoGP becoming his primary focus. On top of that he is also an avid follower of MXGP and AMA Supercross as well as F1 and GT racing.
Marc Marquez wrote a message jokingly telling his friend and protege Diogo Moreira 'screw you', after the youngster overtook him on the opening lap of the Mugello sprint race.
Ducati's 100 year anniversary and home race in Mugello was a fairly solid return from injury for Marquez, who rated his performance 10 out of 10 considering he underwent surgery just two weeks ago. The seven-time premier class champion achieved a P7 finish after a hard fought battle with Pedro Acosta and now sits 102 points behind championship leader Marco Bezzechi.
However, one of the big moments of the weekend came during the Saturday sprint race when young LCR Honda rookie Diogo Moreira made a daring pass on the number 93 during the first lap.
Marquez the Master, Moreira the student
Since arriving in the premier class this year after his impressive Moto2 championship win, Moreira has looked comfortable and regularly scored points with the LCR Honda. Earlier in the year, he even got to star in his home Grand Prix where he wore a special Ayrton Senna tribute helmet, much to the delight of the Brazilian crowd.
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The Italian Grand Prix represented a significant step forward for Moreira, who achieved both his highest qualifying (P8) and race finish (P10) in the premier class so far.
Marquez and Moreira have already struck up a good relationship and the legendary Spanish champion has taken on something like a mentor role for the young rookie. For Moreira, it seems that racing his idol has only served to galvanize rather than intimidate him, as evidenced by his brave overtake through Turn 4 in the Italian sprint.
'To the Brazilian rookie, screw you!'
Ahead of the Sunday race, which was dominated in historic fashion by championship leader Marco Bezzecchi, Moreira had a printed photograph of himself passing Marquez on-track as a memento. He showed Marquez, who graciously offered to sign it, along with a special personal message to his South American protege:
"Para el rookie Brazileiro!! Que te den!" (For the Brazilian Rookie, screw you!)
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The comment was, of course, made in jest and the two continue to have a strong relationship as competitors with a student-master dynamic. Moreira vowed to hang the picture up on his wall at home, and is likely now a priceless artifact to the 22-year-old.
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