‘Marco Bezzecchi and I are not friends, but we are not enemies either’
Jorge Martin has played down the possibility of a rift developing between him and team-mate Marco Bezzecchi in their pursuit of the 2026 MotoGP title. The two Aprilia riders have emerged as the early favourites for the championship, with just one point separating the duo after the first five rounds of the season. Bezzecchi was […]
Why Marco Bezzecchi had no answer to Jorge Martin’s pace in the French GP
Marco Bezzecchi pointed to a lack of confidence in the front-end of the Aprilia after suffering a straight defeat to Jorge Martin in the French Grand Prix. Having taken the lead at the start of the race by passing polesitter Francesco Bagnaia, Bezzecchi came under mounting pressure with 10 laps to go, as team-mate Martin […]
Should there be a tear-off rule following Marco Bezzecchi’s Jerez incident?
Aprilia is calling for stricter rules regarding tear-offs in MotoGP after Marco Bezzecchi’s start to the Spanish Grand Prix sprint was compromised by a discarded strip. Championship leader Bezzecchi qualified second at Jerez last weekend, but dropped outside the top 10 due to a visor tear-off — thrown by Gresini rider Alex Marquez after the final […]
Aprilia opens new development path in MotoGP with “elephant ears” aero
Aprilia once again turned heads with its new aerodynamic solutions at the Jerez test, amid a fierce fight with Ducati for the 2026 MotoGP title. Next year’s MotoGP regulations aim to reduce the impact of aerodynamics on the 850cc bikes, reflecting a growing sense that current designs may be approaching their limits. The controversy over […]
Marco Bezzecchi explains how Ducati ended Aprilia’s winning streak in Jerez
Marco Bezzecchi has revealed the key areas where Ducati held the advantage in the Spanish Grand Prix, after witnessing Alex Marquez end Aprilia’s winning streak in MotoGP on Sunday. Bezzecchi arrived at Jerez having led every lap of the opening three grands prix of the season, giving Aprilia a decisive early edge in the championship […]
Marco Bezzecchi explains what all went wrong in disastrous Jerez sprint
A visor tear-off was responsible for Marco Bezzecchi’s slow start to the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix sprint on Saturday, setting the tone for a race that quickly unravelled. For the third time in four MotoGP weekends, the championship leader failed to score a point on Saturday, despite qualifying a strong fourth behind the leading Ducatis and […]
The weakness behind Marco Bezzecchi’s dominant MotoGP start
Few would dispute that Marco Bezzecchi is the rider to beat in the 2026 MotoGP season, with Aprilia now having the reference bike on the grid ahead of Ducati. The numbers speak for themselves. Riding the factory Aprilia RS-GP, the Italian has won the last five full-length races in the premier class, taking victory in the final […]
The records Marco Bezzecchi broke with his US GP win
The United States Grand Prix was a dream for stats fans, as Marco Bezzecchi’s start-to-finish win saw a couple of spots in the record books in urgent need of attention. With his win at COTA on Sunday, Bezzecchi joined Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Mick Doohan, Giacomo Agostini, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and Geoff Duke in an […]
‘We had some issues, but we don’t understand them’
Marco Bezzecchi says Aprilia is still trying to understand the “issues” that left him facing Q1 on MotoGP’s return to Brazil this weekend. The Italian endured a difficult start to the Goiania weekend in Friday practice, ending up more than two seconds off the pace in 20th position. Only Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez and Tech3 rider […]