A beautiful Sprint
Marco Bezzecchi expected a complicated Saturday due to his physical condition. It has indeed been only three weeks since the double operation on his collarbone and knee.
In qualifying he was fifth and in the Sprint he found himself dueling with Marc Marquez for fourth place for a long time, then managing to pass the Spaniard and catch up with Di Giannantonio, bringing home an excellent third place.
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‘Bez’ thus completed the Aprilia Sprint hat-trick, which exactly replicates the world championship standings. Jorge Martin leads, followed by Ai Ogura at 17 points behind, with Marco Bezzecchi now at -27.
Bezzecchi’s words to Sky Italia
“I feel good because I am happy, but I am tired and in pain. The painkillers did their job, but I have no strength because my left foot and hand go numb. It was difficult. The tears? A beautiful explosion of emotion when I hugged the guys, it was a difficult period since Mugello, neither at races nor at home. It wasn’t easy. As the cherry on top, there were also injuries that made the summer break almost a torture.
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I had fantastic people close to me, I thank everyone. Today was a tough day, yesterday I struggled but this morning as we expected I was worse. Qualifying broke me because I couldn’t do what I wanted, I lacked strength. Then in the Sprint I gave everything I had and it went well. The goal is to finish the race, in the last 2-3 laps I had a drop, I hope tomorrow the pace is a bit slower. I hope to do the best possible, but it will be tough.”
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