Comeback sprint for Aprilia Racing at Sepang
MARCO BEZZECCHI 6TH AT CHEQUERED FLAG, LORENZO SAVADORI 18TH
The sprint at the Petronas Sepang International Circuit concluded with a strong performance from Aprilia Racing. Starting from 14th on the grid after narrowly missing out on Q2, Bezzecchi pulled off an excellent comeback. The Italian rider managed the sprint with composure amid the early-lap battles, steadily climbing through the field to finish sixth.
Focusing on the development of the RS-GP25, Lorenzo Savadori continued fine-tuning new components under race conditions, crossing the finish line in 18th place.
MARCO BEZZECCHI
The start wasn’t bad, and I managed to recover, pulling off a few nice overtakes. My race pace throughout the weekend hasn’t been bad, but unfortunately, I missed the flying lap on Friday and in qualifying. Clearly, things aren’t going quite as well as in the last few races, but we expected to struggle a bit more here. However, it’s proving useful because we’re working on lots of things that can help us in the future.
LORENZO SAVADORI
My race pace was good, and I was close to the pack. Unfortunately, I had some front-end drop-off and had to back off a bit. I also ran wide at the final corner on the last lap. In general, we tried some new things during the race that still need a bit of fine-tuning and improvement. On Sunday, we’ll aim to take another step forward.
FABIANO STERLACCHINI
It was definitely a rather challenging day. The layout, temperature and rear grip levels, an issue for all riders, made things a bit tricky for us. There are also a couple of stop-and-go sections we’re still working on. We’ve made good progress over the season, but clearly it’s not enough yet. As we did from Friday to Saturday, we’ll work to identify some solutions to apply in the full race.