Marco Bezzecchi stated he “could not complain” in regards to the work Aprilia has put into its 2026 MotoGP bikes, however stated the model must be “cautious” in regards to the evolution of the Sepang observe.
Aprilia appears to have regained the momentum it had on the finish of final yr, taking second place within the producers’ rating and third within the riders’ rating along with Marco Bezzecchi.
Though he has not posted any notable lap occasions within the 2026 RS-GP to this point, Bezzecchi was constructive about his work to this point, ending sixth on the second day of the Sepang take a look at.
Bezzecchi, who struggled with tempo on his Aprilia at Sepang final yr, admits he’s inspired by the present type of the bike.
However he says the observe has developed considerably over the course of shakedown and official testing, and Aprilia must be cautious to grasp how a lot pace it’s dropping in grip ranges alone.
“We’re doing nicely,” he stated Wednesday.
“After all there are nonetheless lots of challenges and lots of work to do. However to this point I can not complain in any respect. I am having fun with it. The observe could be very good.”
“That is the observe the place we had lots of bother final yr each in testing and within the GP,” he added.
“Buriram was just a little higher. So, let’s examine the way it goes. The present situation of the observe could be very, superb.”
“So it is at all times troublesome to search out bass when the observe is so good.
“We now have to watch out and targeted to grasp what is basically making the distinction on the bike and what’s giving the efficiency due to the observe.
“In any case, these two tracks are vital for us to include elements into the bike.”
Bezzecchi didn’t go into element about what the 2026 Aprilia wants to enhance, however he did trace that there isn’t any one space of major focus in the mean time.
“Effectively, there’s nonetheless quite a bit to enhance and quite a bit to attempt,” he defined.
“So it is onerous to say something particular. However we’re engaged on all the brand new bikes usually and it isn’t trying too unhealthy.”
“However engineers nonetheless wish to see extra information and want extra laps to adapt to all these adjustments.
“So that is our major goal lately.”
