Massimo Rivola says Marc Marquez is still ‘the rider to beat’ despite his dominance in the Thai Aprilia.

Marco Bezecchi took the final prize Seeing the checkered flag first, he established himself as a real contender to beat Marc Marquez’s title defense.

The Spaniard did not look like a contender in winning the tournament yesterday. After crashing out of the Sprint race on Saturday afternoon Bezechichi He made sure he didn’t make the same mistake twice and the rest of the grid was out of sight as he caught his breath after one interception.

The competition has come to an end Ducati 88-Generation platform line, with Francesco Bagnaia says they don’t have the fastest bike. on the grid thanks to Aprilia’s progress over the winter.

However, the same sentiment was not shared by Aprilia’s top official, the team boss. Massimo RivolaShowing that Marquez still poses the contemporary threat he has shown throughout his career.

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Bezecchi led the field from flag to flag in his days. Grand Prix of ThailandThis makes the early exit from the Sprint race even more painful than the championship race.

During his media activities following the conclusion of the trial in Buriram, Rivola highlighted his disappointment at Saturday’s lack of points, adding that the Nole-based team will not always be so dominant.

“I was disappointed with yesterday’s race. When you have the ability to go into everything, you have to,” he told reporters. GPON. “Otherwise, sooner or later you’ll think about what you’ve lost.

“If that doesn’t happen, it’s because you’re superior, but we know it won’t happen because it’s Mark’s horseman.

“And today we saw Acosta again doing some circus tricks, although KTM is not the same as the Italian bikes, but he is in every race.

I think it will be an interesting and challenging championship for everyone.

Apria advises Bezechichi to calm down Under the scorching sun at Buriram on Sunday, it was even more emphatic than the previous day’s incident.

While the 27-year-old took these words into account for the longer format race, the same cannot be said for the advice given before the Sprint.

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Massimo Rivola has expressed his anger with Marco Bezecchi after crashing out of the Thailand sprint.

Rivola warned Bezecic about the dangers of getting rid of Aprilia. Prototype in the season-opening Sprint, which ended with him crashing out of the race on lap two.

The Italian had told the rider to ‘play it smart’ with Marquez, and expressed his anger at Bezecchi following his redemption at the Grand Prix.

He added, “Bezechi is a very intelligent man, and he knows what he did wrong. There is no need for me to criticize him any further.”

“There will be times when it’s hard on him and I support him. Like yesterday, even though I wanted to kill him.”