Marco Bezzecchi backed by Aprilia after nightmare MotoGP run: “Remember Mugello”
Aprilia says Marco Bezzecchi should remember his dominant Mugello MotoGP victory as he recovers from another major setback.
Since the high of a home victory in Mugello, Marco Bezzecchi’s MotoGP season has gone on a downward spiral.
The factory Aprilia rider was taken out by team-mate Jorge Martin at Turn 1 in Hungary, then crashed in the Brno Sprint and, after slapping a marshal, was banned from the grand prix.
Then came a fast crash in the Dutch Grand Prix, followed by a broken collarbone in qualifying at the Sachsenring.
As a result, the early title leader has scored just 13 out of a possible 148 points, dropping to fourth in a world championship now led by Martin.
“Marco knows that the team is all around him. So it's necessary to be very positive and take the opportunity of this summer break to recover,” Aprilia team manager Paolo Bonora told MotoGP pit lane reporter Jack Appleyard.
Bonora believes Bezzecchi, who opened the season with three grand prix victories and set a new record for consecutive laps led, simply needs to remember the rider he was at Mugello.
“I'm convinced that Marco is still the same Marco Bezzecchi of Mugello,” Bonora said.
“This is something that makes us very positive, and I'd like to say to him every time: remember that you are the same Marco as in Mugello.
“If something affects the situation, and removes from you the correct mood, remember that you are the same Marco Bezzecchi that won in such a great way in Mugello.”
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