Massimo Rivola is aware that Marc Marquez and Ducati Aprilia will battle it out after extending their winning streak in the USA. Marco Bezecchi won the home American circuit and made it five wins.
George Martin won the Sprint and it was Aprilia’s first clean qualifier of the season. Bezecchi led a one-two. In the main Grand Prix. Only four points separate the two at the top of the standings, the Italian slightly ahead.
The gap to third-placed Pedro Acosta has grown to 17 points, but more importantly, the championship. Marquez After finishing a difficult weekend in fifth place, he is now 36 off the rankings.
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Is Aprilia losing already?
Massimo Rivola reflects on Marc Marquez’s victory at the ‘Land’
Ahead of this weekend’s race, Rival He described Austin as Marquez’s ‘home’. The 33-year-old has won seven times in this circuit.
Marquez had a ‘terrible accident’ during practice, and Rivola suspects this will have knock-on effects throughout the weekend. He says Aprilia has yet to beat the best version of the seven-time world champion.
The team captain is eager for his team to get a big advantage before the deadline. Ducati And Marquez hit back. The only concern at this stage is that Bezecic’s breakdowns have cost him crucial points.
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Does he deserve more respect?
“We said this is Mark Land,” Rivola said. TNT Sports in the pit way. “I think he had a terrible accident on Friday.
“I still don’t think we will see the real Marc, I don’t know where the problems come from but I know he will solve the problems soon, so now it is better to have a little advantage because there are still 38 races to come. He will come, Ducati will come.
“It’s good to celebrate today because we deserve it, but not so much tomorrow.”
‘We have a chance’ – Massimo Rivola on Aprilia’s chances of the title
Rivola was also asked how Aprilia would balance their ownership ambitions for the 2027 season, when the regulations will be revised.
He has promised to continue ‘pushing’ with the 1000cc concept but is confident that this will not negatively impact the 850cc project. Apria can’t compete with Ducati or the two Japanese powerhouses on resources, but that doesn’t seem to hurt them this year.
“Obviously we have a chance this year,” he said. I don’t want to miss that opportunity. We will continue to push a bit with the current bike.
“At the same time, we have a team working on the 850. We will see the next three, four races.
“Obviously, if we start a little bit later than our competitors, we have to push with the 850. Our time to market, our speed in the factory, our response time is very, very fast so I’m very optimistic.”
After the season break, the European campaign begins with the Spanish GP in Jerez. Based on precedent, Rivola said the real pecking order should start to emerge in the next ‘three, four races’.
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