Aprilia maintained its standing as Ducati’s largest risk in the course of the Austrian Grand Prix, with Marco Bezzecchi one once more excelling on the RS-GP MotoGP bike.
Since profitable the British Grand Prix on the finish of Might, Marco Bezzecchi and Aprilia have been perpetual podium contenders.
The Italian ran Marc Marquez shut on the Dutch Grand Prix, was on track for a runner-up spot in Germany earlier than crashing, and led for a few of the Czech spherical on his solution to second behind the manufacturing unit Ducati.
That type continued in Austria, with Bezzecchi snatching pole after which main for the primary 18 laps of 28, earlier than an unspecified concern dropped him to 3rd on the chequered flag.
Placing on this efficiency at a sometimes weak venue for Aprilia, the approaching 9 rounds supply a lot of alternatives for the Italian marque to seize extra wins.
Subsequent weekend on the Hungarian MotoGP, new circuit Balaton Park is a recent slate for everybody.
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“No one’s been there on MotoGP equipment and I believe he could be actually, actually good round Hungary,” Crash MotoGP Podcast host Jordan Moreland mentioned about Bezzecchi.
“I don’t know why. I believe going to a brand new observe, he went to India that point and he was ridiculously good.
“He simply cleared up the street. Within the type that he’s in, each different weekend he’s just about been there round Marc.
“And he he confirmed that round Sachsenring, Silverstone, Brno as properly and this weekend. He was a bit disheartened by his points within the race however he was nonetheless taking positives from it.”
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Crash Senior Journalist Lewis Duncan added: “In concept, Balaton Park is a bit stop-and-go like Austria which shouldn’t swimsuit the Aprilia as a lot as at different circuits.
“However, as we noticed, Austria was observe for it. India is an efficient comparability as a result of the carcass of the tyre in Austria and India is similar, so is there a component there that that is one thing that fits Bez greater than different Aprilia riders?
“I believe there was real tempo within the bike. We’ve seen completely different circuits, completely different layouts the place Bez has been fast.
“We’ve seen completely different circuits the place the Aprilia has gone properly at and I believe regardless of what standard knowledge says concerning the bike you possibly can a minimum of anticipate Bez and Aprilia to be up there difficult on the entrance of the sector each week.
“It’s clearly essentially the most constant of the bikes behind Marc.
“We’re coming to a part of the season, with Barcelona that has at all times suited the Aprilia.
“We’ve bought Misano, which I believe Bez will actually fancy as a chance, after which the flyaways are at all times a little bit of a reset actually.”
