MotoGP, Bezzecchi: "Having Martin close will help me improve in the time attack."

Ninth in Free Practice 1 and nineteenth in pre-qualifying in Qatar, Marco Bezzecchi concluded with a slump an already difficult Friday for all the Aprilias. Slowed by the various critical issues that seem to characterize the RS-GP, the Rimini native did not hide his disappointment for a situation that may not find a solution quickly.

"The problems are the same that we suffer from the beginning, however, here they are obviously amplified - he said - The stability of the bike compared to the Barcelona test has grown, but now that we are going stronger, we are back to struggling. In Austin, for example, the problem became apparent when braking, here, on the other hand, I'm doing well under braking, however, faced with fairly long and connected corners, when I accelerate, the bike starts to move and I lose in the following corners. Can the weekend be saved? We have to believe it, otherwise we might as well stay at home. This issue is a characteristic of the RS-GP25 and we have already seen it, of course you can't think of solving everything in an instant. Putting a patch on it and riding over it trying to do the best you can can still help."

On the contribution that a not-yet-100 percent Martin can make in terms of technical feedback, Bez instead said, "His presence will help. He has always been strong in the time attack, unlike me, so a direct comparison will be crucial, as well as hearing his feedback."

Asked if there is disappointment or delusion with the narrative that emerged from this first day in Lusail, the Romagna rider said, "No, more than anything else I'm disappointed because I want to do well and because this is my life, so I'm disappointed when you struggle. I didn't expect to be in so much trouble, although this morning, as soon as I got on the track I knew it was going to be tough. We have a mix of issues and we will have to find ways to make the bike less aggressive. Exiting corners is the area that penalizes us the most, but improvements must involve all areas."

Finally on the feedback he got from the tires he revealed, "With the soft the drop is felt a lot, while with the medium I didn't have a bad feeling, this despite missing more than half a second from the leaders, so with respect to tire degradation there are other details to sort."