‘Defensive’ game and applause for Acosta
The double third place of Marco Bezzecchi and the double fifth place of Jorge Martin represent the final haul with which the Aprilia factory team left Aragon. An overall good balance considering that the MotorLand was a track considered very favorable to the Marquez-Ducati duo. The #93 red made a double between Sprint and GP and moved into second position in the World Championship, but Jorge Martin is still the leader and the three-way fight for the title, which obviously also involves Marco Bezzecchi, is more alive than ever.
“An ideal weekend for us is the one at Mugello, not this one – explained Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia to the microphones of Sky Sport MotoGP after the race – but here we knew we were on the defense. We had to play a bit of catenaccio. Surely there is great satisfaction for having taken pole with Bez in Marquez’s home, but precisely, this is his home. Today in the race we saw that when he decided to make a break he did three impressive laps. But the move of the year was Acosta’s – Rivola honestly acknowledged – he had incredible courage at 350 km/h to put the bike there; he took advantage of some favorable conditions, but we have to congratulate him“. This maneuver cost Bezzecchi second place.
Lessons from Marc Marquez
The top executive of the Noale house then also spoke about the problems experienced by the customer team Trackhouse this weekend, with the sorrowful retirement of Raul Fernandez, and the challenge for the World Championship against Ducati and Marquez, which seems destined to remain open until Valencia: “Trackhouse? I want to publicly apologize to Raul Fernandez because when there is a technical problem – whether it depends on a mechanic’s error or something that doesn’t work on the bike – it is right to apologize to the rider. The problem needs to be analyzed, we have some suspicions but we will see what happened. These are warning bells that must be heeded. Trackhouse is there: from a World Championship perspective it must be said that they are less used than us to being at the front“.
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“The real name is one and it is Marc Marquez – Rivola concluded – we have been saying it since the beginning of the season and all the more reason it is right to say it now. When there are 37 points to be made, he makes them. Marquez is one of the strongest riders in history, having the honor to try to beat him is wonderful. Sometimes he may seem in difficulty, like at Assen or Silverstone, but in reality in certain races he brings home what is needed without taking risks, then always wins where he is strongest. There is much to learn from him“.
