Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing
Photo by: Aprilia Racing
Marco Bezzecchi produced a masterpiece of tyre management to win the MotoGP British Grand Prix for Aprilia, after Fabio Quartararo suffered mechanical heartbreak while leading.
The Italian executed his soft-tyre gamble to perfection to claim victory by four seconds over fellow gambler Johann Zarco (Honda) and Marc Marquez (Ducati), who extended his points lead over Alex Marquez in fifth to 24 points.
The win provided a timely boost for Aprilia, which had not won a grand prix for over a year and is currently embroiled in controversy around the future of its other factory rider, Jorge Martin.
Quartararo had looked set to romp to victory after following the same tyre strategy as Bezzecchi, but his Yamaha hit technical trouble when he had a comfortable lead on lap 12.
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Source: Autosport