Marco Bezzecchi has successfully begun his return after a collarbone fracture, achieving the first position during the practices of the British Grand Prix of MotoGP. The Aprilia rider set a record time at the Silverstone circuit, surpassing the previous best record by nearly a second.
After a month of uncertainty about his physical condition following a fall in Germany and a string of inconsistent results, Bezzecchi has demonstrated impressive performance. Despite the promising start of Ai Ogura, who achieved the first lap under a minute 57, the Aprilia team rider overtook his teammate, Raul Fernandez, in the final minutes of the session.
In third place was Fabio di Giannantonio with the VR46 Ducati, while championship leader Jorge Martin placed fourth. Ogura, who remained among the leaders for much of the session, finished in fifth position at the end of the practices.
From the initial moments of the session, Martin demonstrated his speed, improving Alex Marquez‘s time with a record of 1:58.692. Bezzecchi followed suit and quickly achieved the second position, establishing clear dominance of Aprilia in the early laps.
After 10 minutes, young Marquez achieved a faster time with the Gresini Ducati, but Bezzecchi was determined to improve and managed to get close to his mark, falling just 0.032 seconds short.
Although Alex Marquez led the time sheets halfway through the session, the advantage of the Trackhouse riders became evident with the improvements of Fernandez and Ogura. In the last 15 minutes, all the riders switched to soft tires, resulting in a wave of improvements in the times.
Ogura set a new record with 1:56.810, but Fernandez, at the last moment, managed to overtake his teammate. Finally, Bezzecchi surprised everyone by posting a time of 1:56.280 on his last lap, achieving first place.
Di Giannantonio interrupted Aprilia’s dominance, securing third position, while Martin climbed to fourth place. Ogura finished fifth, while Marquez and Joan Mir ended in sixth and eighth positions, respectively. The top 10 were completed by Jack Miller and Pedro Acosta.
Undoubtedly, these initial sessions promise an exciting weekend at the British Grand Prix, with riders ready to compete at the highest level.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
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