Marco Bezzecchi revealed “braking more softly” may have been the cause of his crash out of second in Sunday’s German MotoGP race.
Bezzecchi sealed a stunning second place in the Sprint and was on course to replicate the result in the Grand Prix following a crash from Fabio Di Giannantonio.
However, the Italian became one of six riders to exit the race at the first corner, and suggested that being lighter on the brakes following Di Giannantonio’s crash was the reason for his own.
“I braked in the same way as on the first lap but with less force and as soon as the rear lined up with the front, I had a bit of understeer right at the point where the asphalt goes downhill,” Bezzecchi explained to GPOne.
“Slowly I lost the front and unfortunately I couldn’t save the crash. I was handling the race well but I made that little mistake.
“I was definitely disappointed in myself, even if it’s something that can happen in this kind of race where you can’t push all the time.
“These tyres, these bikes, everything is made to go to the limit and when you’re not, it’s easier to make mistakes.”
“I started braking a little less, more softly, after [Di Giannantonio’s] fall. If I could go back, I should’ve kept braking hard.”
“I don’t know what happened to the others. I made a small mistake.”
Marco Bezzecchi expecting ‘more data and more motivation’ upon Jorge Martin’s MotoGP return
Despite his exit from the main race on Sunday, the Italian believed his overall performance had “improved” throughout the weekend.
“I’m happy with this weekend. Today my performance was better than I would’ve expected.
“Marc [Marquez] had gotten away, but I was catching Fabio before his fall and managing the gap to Alex. I’m satisfied.
“The team also did an incredible job as usual and I also improved.”
Bezzecchi also admitted he was also looking forward to the CzechGP where his team-mate Jorge Martin is set to return to action.
The World Champion completed a test in Misano ahead of his planned comeback, with an apparent U-turn in his decision to leave Aprilia making headlines last week.
“It’ll be good for him for sure,” Bezzecchi said of the World Champion’s return.
“It’ll be good for me too. He’s a fantastic rider and we’ll have more data and more motivation. We all know Martin.
“It’ll definitely be good for him to come back and for Aprilia to welcome him back.
“I don’t know what to expect and I don’t even want to think about expectations. It doesn’t change much for me.
