BEZZECCHI SAYS APRILIA DATA CONFIRMED HIS MISANO LESSONS AHEAD OF SPIELBERG

Marco Bezzecchi says Aprilia’s data analysis has effectively confirmed what he already suspected after a difficult stretch of results, as he looks ahead to the Red Bull Ring with the championship still very much in play.

The Italian’s season began with momentum, including a strong start that left him leading the standings after the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello on May 31. At that point, Bezzecchi held a commanding 102-point advantage over then-titleholder Marc Marquez, who was eighth in the championship. But the swing has since turned: before the next round in Spielberg, Bezzecchi is third in the standings, 33 points behind the leader.

His recent Misano weekend offered both positives and frustration. Bezzecchi started the event with a standout performance, taking pole with a “furious” lap record and following it with second place in the sprint. On Sunday, he led the race ahead of Marc Marquez, but the outcome changed quickly—he only made it through 13 corners before an incident ended his run. Speedweek notes that this was the tenth time in the season he has finished without points, due to a mix of crashes, start restrictions, or injury.

Speaking during his media appearance in Austria on Thursday, Bezzecchi stressed that he approaches each weekend without special expectations. “I try always to start from zero and do the best I can, I want to be fast again,” he said. He then explained the work he has been doing since Misano: “I have analysed all the data from my mistake and looked at it in detail what I did wrong. In the end it confirmed what I already knew.”

While acknowledging the disappointment of how the weekend ended, Bezzecchi focused on what he can carry forward. “I try to take the positive from the weekend, and there was a lot: my speed and the consistency in the sprint,” he said. He also framed the broader reality of his season: “I was sad about how it ended, but I still have more chances.”

Bezzecchi also addressed the trade-off he believes comes with fighting at the front. “We are fast, we fight and unfortunately we have to take risks,” he said. He added that setbacks are painful but part of the job, and that it does not get easier over time: “Obviously it hurts, but it’s part of our job. And it won’t get easier with time.”

On the championship situation, Bezzecchi insisted the gap is significant but not insurmountable. “The gap is big, but not ridiculously big,” he said of his 33-point deficit. He pointed to the current race weekend format as a factor that can accelerate swings in the standings: “With today’s format, the possibility to make up points or lose extra points has become bigger.”

He also underlined the strength of his rivals, naming both Marquez and Jorge Martin as difficult opponents. “Marc is a tough rival, Jorge Martin as well, it won’t be easy,” he said. His immediate priority is regaining the consistency that previously defined his run of results. “My goal at the moment is to find my consistency again,” he explained, describing a sequence of factors: early stability, then mistakes, then injury, followed by a period of ups and downs. “As soon as I reach my goal, I will give my best to be competitive so I can fight until the end.”

Finally, Bezzecchi provided an update on his recovery after the Misano crash. Over the past four days he has improved “to some extent,” but he still feels pain in his knee. He clarified that it is not directly from the crash itself, but from the healing process still underway: “It comes not from the crash, but from the healing process, which is still ongoing.” He said he expected recovery to be faster, but that progress is steady: “Every day it gets a little better—I had expected it to go quicker.”