Aprilia still hasn't found the solution and continues to struggle at the start of the season. In the absence of reigning world champion Jorge Martin, Marco Bezzecchi must pull his team up a little alone, but at Le Mans, that doesn't bother him. Indeed, he already triumphed there in MotoGP during his crazy 2023 season. If he is a little more pessimistic, the Italian spoke about his state of mind before approaching the 2025 French Grand Prix.
The "Bez" has been rather quiet lately. While a lot was expected of this superteam, the wind has fallen somewhat, with, on the one hand, the absence of the "Martinator," and, on the other, a rather disappointing performance from the RS-GP. Marco Bezzecch is positive, especially before tackling a weekend on a track he enjoys so much. « Obviously, it's a circuit that I like, I've even won there.. But that's in the past and now it's different. We have to keep working to collect data, because we have a lot but ultimately never enoughWe need to analyse them in more detail and try to understand how to get the most out of them, not only here, but also on the next circuits." he claimed for GP One.
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Although the test day following the Spanish Grand Prix was put to good use, some problems remain for the Noale-based firm. "The basis has not changed, and we are still missing elements. We had difficulties in qualifying as well as at the start of the race.. As soon as it stabilizes after a few laps, the bike works and the sensations improve. On the handlebars, it's not explosiveness that we lack, but stability » he added.
Since the beginning of the year, he has been assisted by development driver Lorenzo Savadori, who also has no easy task. Jorge Martin's absence, he says, is not holding him back. “I don't know what my experience with him would have been like. But it didn't weigh on me, on the contrary. It's something I appreciate and I'm proud that Aprilia trusts me.. For me, it is a source of satisfaction. Afterwards, it's not easy, but you have to do it. I want to have good races and fight for victory, for me, but also for Aprilia." he concluded.
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