Marco Bezzecchi once again crossed the finish line in eighth place at MotorLand Aragon, repeating the same placing as in Saturday's Sprint. The Aprilia rider did not disgrace himself, but once again paid dearly for his disastrous starting position—a twentieth place finish due to qualifying sessions that regularly turned into a nightmare.
Lucid and without mincing words, "Bez" acknowledged on Sky Sport the current limitations of his technical package, while assuming his share of responsibility: " I got off to a good start, then there was a good fight, and then I tried to come back as much as possible. Actually, I don't like finishing eighth. »
The Italian highlighted the specific difficulties encountered in time-attack configuration. The bike becomes unstable and difficult to pin down when you have to use the soft tires to achieve a perfect lap: " in qualifying, the bike is difficult to ride. With soft tires, braking and acceleration are difficult. The bike becomes more responsive, less precise. »
Marco Bezzecchi: “ I had to take on all the development work »
But behind this lack of performance, Bezzecchi reveals a much more complex context. Since the beginning of the season, he has taken on a heavy burden: that of developing almost single-handedly a Aprilia still in transformation. The fault lies with the repeated injuries of George Martin, supposed to share this crucial mission: “ Since the beginning of the year, I have done few laps for the time trial, because I had to take on all the development work »
Bezzecchi hopes to finally be able to concentrate on his pure speed in the next tests: " tomorrow I would like to work on it »
With determination and a touch of bitterness, Bezzecchi continues to fight in the shadows of the spotlight. But his involvement in the development of theAprilia could well bear fruit sooner than we think.
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