{"id":1894401,"date":"2026-04-21T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1894401"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:00:54","slug":"marco-bezzecchi-jokes-hell-copy-valentino-rossi-tactic-in-tense-aprilia-duel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1894401","title":{"rendered":"Marco Bezzecchi jokes he\u2019ll copy Valentino Rossi tactic in tense Aprilia duel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Marco Bezzecchi jokes he\u2019ll copy Valentino Rossi tactic in tense Aprilia duel<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi has welcomed the growing threat from Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Duncan <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-21T12:00:54+01:00\">21 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1303889_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marco Bezzecchi, Jorge Martin, US MotoGP<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi has joked he\u2019ll \u201cput the wall\u201d up in the Aprilia garage, as the threat from team-mate Jorge Martin in 2026 grows.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi has won all three grands prix run so far in 2026 and has not been headed on a Sunday since Portugal last year, which totals 121 laps.<\/p>\n<p>But he is only four points clear in the standings ahead of this weekend\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix, with team-mate Jorge Martin scoring back-to-back podiums in Brazil and the USA, as well as a sprint victory at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>After the Austin weekend, Martin noted that he will copy more of what Bezzecchi does with the RS-GP to get on level terms.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <em>Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em>, Bezzecchi joked that he\u2019ll now put a wall up in the Aprilia garage to stem the flow of information.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo, now I\u2019ll put the wall in the box,\u201d he said. \u201cNo, I\u2019m kidding, of course. On the one hand, I\u2019m pleased; it means I did a decent job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut since he\u2019s also really good, maybe I\u2019ll copy him too.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-4dec133f125ba044ba21772ae7afde0dd0d271b63e4c0440217fa6b600bf6aa8\">  Jerez is the moment for Jorge Martin to truly announce his 2026 MotoGP title ambitions   Jorge Martin will &#8220;always be grateful&#8221; for Marc Marquez call during injury struggles <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bezzecchi is referencing an infamous episode in 2008 when his mentor Valentino Rossi had a wall erected in the Yamaha garage.<\/p>\n<p>Ostensibly, this was to keep tyre secrets from changing sides, as Rossi and new team-mate Jorge Lorenzo ran different suppliers that year.<\/p>\n<p>However, the wall remained in 2009 when Bridgestone became the sole supplier for the grid.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a3ae41aacbd0c425a8e196c1f27eb944870d0efd6977fee0b0454076d6a2a96a\">  Aprilia\u2019s trick MotoGP-inspired street bike sells out in just two weeks   Jorge Martin reveals Aprilia MotoGP technique that&#8217;s &#8216;completely different&#8217; to Ducati <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bezzecchi\u2019s 121 grand prix laps led is a new record in MotoGP, and comes as his Sunday win streak extends to five.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on it, he added: \u201cIncredible, huh? I only realised it when everyone else wrote about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I started thinking about it: it\u2019s a big deal, a great satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot for now [that this will be a record beaten]. We hope to do at least another 20 or 30 laps in the lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be tough. But I\u2019ll try.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Marco Bezzecchi<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Aprilia Racing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Giacomo Agostini: \u201cReal\u201d 2026 MotoGP title fight begins at Spanish GP<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1299088_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-cb0c9be39f0b5e463470e0ccaa405fd7c1281379703cf1d7d6ceb55a2f02bcee\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/unnamed%20%2826%29.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/unnamed%20%2826%29.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/unnamed%20%2826%29.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Duncan<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">Head of Editorial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<div>Lewis joined the Crash.net team in August of 2024 having been a journalist for five years covering MotoGP for the Motorsport Network. 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class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi has welcomed the growing threat from Aprilia team-mate Jorge Martin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi has joked he\u2019ll \u201cput the wall\u201d up in the Aprilia garage, as the threat from team-mate Jorge Martin in 2026 grows.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi has won all three grands prix run so far in 2026 and has not been headed on a Sunday since Portugal last year, which totals 121 laps.<\/p>\n<p>But he is only four points clear in the standings ahead of this weekend\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix, with team-mate Jorge Martin scoring back-to-back podiums in Brazil and the USA, as well as a sprint victory at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>After the Austin weekend, Martin noted that he will copy more of what Bezzecchi does with the RS-GP to get on level terms.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <em>Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em>, Bezzecchi joked that he\u2019ll now put a wall up in the Aprilia garage to stem the flow of information.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo, now I\u2019ll put the wall in the box,\u201d he said. \u201cNo, I\u2019m kidding, of course. On the one hand, I\u2019m pleased; it means I did a decent job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut since he\u2019s also really good, maybe I\u2019ll copy him too.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-4dec133f125ba044ba21772ae7afde0dd0d271b63e4c0440217fa6b600bf6aa8\">  Jerez is the moment for Jorge Martin to truly announce his 2026 MotoGP title ambitions   Jorge Martin will &#8220;always be grateful&#8221; for Marc Marquez call during injury struggles <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bezzecchi is referencing an infamous episode in 2008 when his mentor Valentino Rossi had a wall erected in the Yamaha garage.<\/p>\n<p>Ostensibly, this was to keep tyre secrets from changing sides, as Rossi and new team-mate Jorge Lorenzo ran different suppliers that year.<\/p>\n<p>However, the wall remained in 2009 when Bridgestone became the sole supplier for the grid.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a3ae41aacbd0c425a8e196c1f27eb944870d0efd6977fee0b0454076d6a2a96a\">  Aprilia\u2019s trick MotoGP-inspired street bike sells out in just two weeks   Jorge Martin reveals Aprilia MotoGP technique that&#8217;s &#8216;completely different&#8217; to Ducati <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bezzecchi\u2019s 121 grand prix laps led is a new record in MotoGP, and comes as his Sunday win streak extends to five.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on it, he added: \u201cIncredible, huh? I only realised it when everyone else wrote about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I started thinking about it: it\u2019s a big deal, a great satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot for now [that this will be a record beaten]. We hope to do at least another 20 or 30 laps in the lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be tough. But I\u2019ll try.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi has joked he\u2019ll \u201cput the wall\u201d up in the Aprilia garage, as the threat from team-mate Jorge Martin in 2026 grows.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi has won all three grands prix run so far in 2026 and has not been headed on a Sunday since Portugal last year, which totals 121 laps.<\/p>\n<p>But he is only four points clear in the standings ahead of this weekend\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix, with team-mate Jorge Martin scoring back-to-back podiums in Brazil and the USA, as well as a sprint victory at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>After the Austin weekend, Martin noted that he will copy more of what Bezzecchi does with the RS-GP to get on level terms.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <em>Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em>, Bezzecchi joked that he\u2019ll now put a wall up in the Aprilia garage to stem the flow of information.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo, now I\u2019ll put the wall in the box,\u201d he said. \u201cNo, I\u2019m kidding, of course. On the one hand, I\u2019m pleased; it means I did a decent job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut since he\u2019s also really good, maybe I\u2019ll copy him too.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-4dec133f125ba044ba21772ae7afde0dd0d271b63e4c0440217fa6b600bf6aa8\">  Jerez is the moment for Jorge Martin to truly announce his 2026 MotoGP title ambitions   Jorge Martin will &#8220;always be grateful&#8221; for Marc Marquez call during injury struggles <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bezzecchi is referencing an infamous episode in 2008 when his mentor Valentino Rossi had a wall erected in the Yamaha garage.<\/p>\n<p>Ostensibly, this was to keep tyre secrets from changing sides, as Rossi and new team-mate Jorge Lorenzo ran different suppliers that year.<\/p>\n<p>However, the wall remained in 2009 when Bridgestone became the sole supplier for the grid.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a3ae41aacbd0c425a8e196c1f27eb944870d0efd6977fee0b0454076d6a2a96a\">  Aprilia\u2019s trick MotoGP-inspired street bike sells out in just two weeks   Jorge Martin reveals Aprilia MotoGP technique that&#8217;s &#8216;completely different&#8217; to Ducati <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bezzecchi\u2019s 121 grand prix laps led is a new record in MotoGP, and comes as his Sunday win streak extends to five.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on it, he added: \u201cIncredible, huh? I only realised it when everyone else wrote about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I started thinking about it: it\u2019s a big deal, a great satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot for now [that this will be a record beaten]. We hope to do at least another 20 or 30 laps in the lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be tough. 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