claimed third at the final corner
with a clever cutback at Vale.
Up front, Bezzecchi took
a dominant win, with Zarco
second for a second straight
podium following his French GP
home win. Marc Marquez was
third from Morbidelli and Alex
Marquez. Acosta's impressive
pace earned him sixth, with
Miller dropping to seventh after
running in the podium places
early on with his soft front
tire. Marini crossed eighth but
dropped down the order due to a
tire-pressure penalty, promoting
Aldeguer, Di Giannantonio and
Mir into the top 10.
"It's an incredible feeling—dif-
ficult to describe," Bezzecchi
thing was good.
I knew where
to push, I knew where to exag-
gerate a bit more on braking,
considering the
wind. Everything
was under control until that lap.
I think we can be happy with
what we did today. Of course,
I'm really disappointed, but I
think we have to keep our heads
up."
With five laps to go, Marc
Marquez faced pressure from
Morbidelli, Miller and Acosta in
a tight podium fight. Morbidelli
briefly passed Marc, but in a
thrilling final lap, the 93 re-
chi surged into second.
Quartararo
maintained a
growing gap and was home and
hosed as long as his machine
kept going. And that's when the
MotoGP gods turned on Fabio.
On lap 12 of 19, Quartararo's
rear ride-height device lost oil
pressure and sunk the rear of
the factory Yamaha and with
it, Quartararo's and Yamaha's
hopes of a first win since Ger-
many 2022. Bezzecchi thus in-
herited the lead, with Zarco and
Marc
Marquez giving chase.
"It was an amazing race for
us, but unfortunately, we had a
technical issue with the rear-
height device," Quartararo said.
"I think this was 'our race.' Every-
ROUND 7 / MAY 23-25
SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT / NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, ENGLAND
ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Once in front, Bezzecchi (72) was
not to be denied, pulling clear of
Johann Zarco for the win.
