Bezzecchi's Heartbreak After Sprint Incident

Marco Bezzecchi’s championship dreams hit a rocky patch after a fiery incident in Saturday’s sprint race, where he struck a marshal while trying to recover his crashed bike — leading to his exclusion from the weekend’s events. Though he issued a heartfelt apology and personally made amends before Sunday’s warm-up, the emotional toll was clear: Bezzecchi admitted he felt “shit,” as anyone would in his position. Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola revealed Bezzecchi’s reaction stemmed from panic over his bike’s engine revving dangerously high in the gravel — the rear wheel spinning at 165 km/h and hurling stones — but stressed that the gesture was still unacceptable. The incident allowed teammate Jorge Martin to close the gap to just five points, and Marc Marquez seized the chance to win back-to-back races. Rivola remains confident in Bezzecchi’s resilience, emphasizing team unity and the upcoming test and Assen race as key opportunities for redemption. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7db671b97cfc0612