Bezzecchi and Marquez share a handshake after Qatar collision

MotoGP's brief off-track exchange is drawing an unusually large audience alongside debate over the riders' earlier contact.

Channel: MotoGP Story of November 9, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 605,998 views a day, 10 times a normal first day on this channel (59,084).

Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez shake hands 🤝

The hug follows quickly. Marco Bezzecchi approaches Marc Marquez, shakes his hand and exchanges back pats with him, surrounded by team crew members.

Bezzecchi is in his Aprilia suit, Marquez in Ducati Lenovo gear. Within seconds, Bezzecchi steps back for a drink while Marquez smiles and talks with those around him. There are no clearly audible words to explain the exchange, just a brief moment away from the racing.

MotoGP's Short has drawn about 394,000 views in 11 hours, already far beyond its usual full-day audience for the format. Its comment section is more than twenty times as busy as a typical first day, too.

The timing gives the handshake its context. The previous day's upload, "Marc vs Marco: The title contenders collide 👀 | 2026 Qatar GP", showed their contest ending in contact at Turn 1. Beneath that video, viewers are discussing racing lines, how much room there was and whether the collision was a racing incident.

The handshake clip doesn't settle those questions or reveal what either rider is thinking. It shows something simpler: the two greeting each other, with a brief embrace as well as the handshake promised in the title.

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The numbers

The handshake Short has already passed MotoGP's usual first-day views and comments by a wide margin.

the video's first day

usual first day here

59,084

this video

605,998

subscribers

7,300,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

3,867,962,151

views per day

7,957,440

typical day: 3,856,977

the video

views

394,416

likes

6,396

comments

713

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

FORMULA 1

15,400,000

MotoGP

7,300,000

Monster Energy

3,650,000

Oracle Red Bull Racing

3,070,000

McLaren

2,570,000

FortNine

2,370,000

As of November 9, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.