Bezzecchi on Mandalika’s grave mistake in declaration of intent on Phillip Island

Marco Bezzecchi He made a serious mistake in the race at Mandalica 10 days ago, seriously injuring his rival, and ended up destroying the circuit record at Aprilia. And it wasn’t just the Noale bikes that stood out. Raul Fernandez They signed a double on their first day at Phillip Island.

Bez, who spun twice in a row and broke records in both cases, finished his time attack with a time of 1 minute 26.492 seconds, which was 1 minute 27.246 seconds, which was held by Jorge Martin, who held the record since 2023. Despite the temperature being only 14 degrees Celsius, they ran at extremely fast speeds in practice, with the top 11 cars underperforming previous records.

And despite running below that limit, Mandalica winner Fermin Aldeguer was eliminated by five thousandths of the difference he had to pass Q1. The two runners-up achieved their goals. Alex Marquez was fifth, while Pecco Bagnaia, who had trouble, was ninth. The extraordinary Pol Espargaro answered the short notice call to replace Vinales and finished eighth, despite not having touched a KTM for two months and being on holiday in New York with his wife.

Pecco Bagnaia I canceled the first turn in practice, but Marco Bezzecchi He broke 1 minute 28 seconds for the first time, breaking Marc Marquez’s circuit race record of 1 minute 27.765 seconds in 2024. At 15 minutes Bagnaia was fifth after the first lap, a pattern very similar to FP1, where he also had to overcome initial problems. in the morning jack millerLocal heroes pulled new tires to overcome Alex Marquez, Pedro Acosta, Fermin AldeguerMandalika’s recent podium with a swap of positions.

before starting the first attack Fabio Di Giannantonio He ran a best time of 1’27″483, beating Jack Miller’s time of 1’27″406. Marco Bezzecchi He recorded a time of 1 minute 27.099 seconds, breaking the circuit record of 1 minute 27.246 seconds held by Jorge Martin, who was absent. On the next lap, he broke his own record with a time of 1 minute 26.580 seconds, putting him over four tenths ahead of second place. It was quite a demonstration in less than a lap for a driver who had just made a mistake in the race and injured champion Marc Márquez and had to be punished for two long laps on Sunday.

And he was fast in MotoGP practice this Friday. On the first attack, the top seven were below Martin’s previous record with five minutes remaining. In order to enter Q2, it was essential to lower that record. Bagnaia’s 14th place was included in the provisional top 10, but he was eventually revised to 9th place.