{"id":1903830,"date":"2026-04-25T17:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1903830"},"modified":"2026-04-25T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:01:55","slug":"marco-bezzecchi-explains-disastrous-jerez-motogp-sprint-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1903830","title":{"rendered":"Marco Bezzecchi explains disastrous Jerez MotoGP Sprint start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_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 explains disastrous Jerez MotoGP Sprint start<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi explains why he went from fourth to 17th at the start of the Jerez MotoGP Sprint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Alex Whitworth <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-25T19:50:26+00:00\">Updated: 25 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_1308166_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_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, 2026 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix, Sprint grid. Credit: Gold and Goose.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold &amp; 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 dir=\"ltr\">Marco Bezzecchi has explained why his Jerez MotoGP Sprint start was so poor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi qualified fourth, but dropped to 17th on the start. TV replays showed Bezzecchi running over a tear-off as he pulled away, as happened to Marc Marquez at Phillip Island in 2024.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi thinks the tear-off came from Alex Marquez, who denied this when it was put to him by MotoGP.com after the Sprint, saying: \u201cMy one, for sure no because I take out out of the last corner, so it\u2019s not mine, so I don\u2019t know who is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But Bezzecchi explained that the tear-off got trapped in his fairing, and then fell out and under his bike when he stopped on the grid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFor sure it\u2019s not the best way to start,\u201d Marco Bezzecchi said, speaking to MotoGP.com after the Jerez Sprint.<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI mean, of course, at the end, it\u2019s something that you can\u2019t control.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAlex [Marquez] didn\u2019t do anything wrong, he just removed the tear-off.\u00a0<\/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-c34f342804fe7f33ed5338d34b1e05e7a4ea4f1413752b0a4ace11364151e587\">  Marco Bezzecchi reveals weaknesses cost him sixth straight MotoGP win   \u2018I think it\u2019s magic\u2019: Alex Marquez has \u2018no answer\u2019 for his Jerez MotoGP win <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI was there, I didn\u2019t see the tear-off, it was stuck in my front fairing, and then when I stopped it fell off and went under my bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, this is something that is very difficult to predict. It\u2019s like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi added that the way the conditions changed during the MotoGP Sprint makes it hard to say what kind of result he missed out on.<\/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-e29f6e3f2f6162249d2f5541e68eb42a6ab4d361d3ffb76c8e00eaf7ce502f24\">  Jerez: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings   Marc Marquez crashes as Alex Marquez dominates Jerez MotoGP <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI have no idea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn the dry I think maybe I could stay in the top-five, in the top-six, then with this condition it was difficult to predict because at the end it\u2019s a survival when the rain comes with the slick.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThen anyway it\u2019s a survival moment when you change the bike because to come in from the pit is never easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end it went like this, I cannot say anything more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Looking to Sunday, the Italian sees numerous rivals for him, including his Aprilia Racing teammate Jorge Martin who will start 10th.<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">\u201cClearly Alex [Marquez], Marc [Marquez], Diggia [Fabio Di Giannantonio] \u2013 they were a bit faster,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJorge is also fast, the Honda\u2019s are not too bad and Johann [Zarco] is starting there. Anyway, my plan is to do a good race so I will do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Aprilia Racing rider also explained his Sprint crash, which he thinks was about front tyre temperature.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m okay, fortunately everything okay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust I went in with the second bike and my front tyre was maybe a little bit too cold. I leaned for corner two and I lost the front.\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 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Credit: Gold and Goose.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col second-column\">\n<div class=\"sticky\">\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\">\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\">\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 explains why he went from fourth to 17th at the start of the Jerez MotoGP Sprint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Marco Bezzecchi has explained why his Jerez MotoGP Sprint start was so poor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi qualified fourth, but dropped to 17th on the start. TV replays showed Bezzecchi running over a tear-off as he pulled away, as happened to Marc Marquez at Phillip Island in 2024.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi thinks the tear-off came from Alex Marquez, who denied this when it was put to him by MotoGP.com after the Sprint, saying: \u201cMy one, for sure no because I take out out of the last corner, so it\u2019s not mine, so I don\u2019t know who is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But Bezzecchi explained that the tear-off got trapped in his fairing, and then fell out and under his bike when he stopped on the grid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFor sure it\u2019s not the best way to start,\u201d Marco Bezzecchi said, speaking to MotoGP.com after the Jerez Sprint.<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI mean, of course, at the end, it\u2019s something that you can\u2019t control.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAlex [Marquez] didn\u2019t do anything wrong, he just removed the tear-off.\u00a0<\/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-c34f342804fe7f33ed5338d34b1e05e7a4ea4f1413752b0a4ace11364151e587\">  Marco Bezzecchi reveals weaknesses cost him sixth straight MotoGP win   \u2018I think it\u2019s magic\u2019: Alex Marquez has \u2018no answer\u2019 for his Jerez MotoGP win <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI was there, I didn\u2019t see the tear-off, it was stuck in my front fairing, and then when I stopped it fell off and went under my bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, this is something that is very difficult to predict. It\u2019s like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi added that the way the conditions changed during the MotoGP Sprint makes it hard to say what kind of result he missed out on.<\/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-e29f6e3f2f6162249d2f5541e68eb42a6ab4d361d3ffb76c8e00eaf7ce502f24\">  Jerez: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings   Marc Marquez crashes as Alex Marquez dominates Jerez MotoGP <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI have no idea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn the dry I think maybe I could stay in the top-five, in the top-six, then with this condition it was difficult to predict because at the end it\u2019s a survival when the rain comes with the slick.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThen anyway it\u2019s a survival moment when you change the bike because to come in from the pit is never easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end it went like this, I cannot say anything more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Looking to Sunday, the Italian sees numerous rivals for him, including his Aprilia Racing teammate Jorge Martin who will start 10th.<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">\u201cClearly Alex [Marquez], Marc [Marquez], Diggia [Fabio Di Giannantonio] \u2013 they were a bit faster,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJorge is also fast, the Honda\u2019s are not too bad and Johann [Zarco] is starting there. Anyway, my plan is to do a good race so I will do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Aprilia Racing rider also explained his Sprint crash, which he thinks was about front tyre temperature.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m okay, fortunately everything okay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust I went in with the second bike and my front tyre was maybe a little bit too cold. I leaned for corner two and I lost the front.\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 dir=\"ltr\">Marco Bezzecchi has explained why his Jerez MotoGP Sprint start was so poor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi qualified fourth, but dropped to 17th on the start. TV replays showed Bezzecchi running over a tear-off as he pulled away, as happened to Marc Marquez at Phillip Island in 2024.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi thinks the tear-off came from Alex Marquez, who denied this when it was put to him by MotoGP.com after the Sprint, saying: \u201cMy one, for sure no because I take out out of the last corner, so it\u2019s not mine, so I don\u2019t know who is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But Bezzecchi explained that the tear-off got trapped in his fairing, and then fell out and under his bike when he stopped on the grid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFor sure it\u2019s not the best way to start,\u201d Marco Bezzecchi said, speaking to MotoGP.com after the Jerez Sprint.<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI mean, of course, at the end, it\u2019s something that you can\u2019t control.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAlex [Marquez] didn\u2019t do anything wrong, he just removed the tear-off.\u00a0<\/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-c34f342804fe7f33ed5338d34b1e05e7a4ea4f1413752b0a4ace11364151e587\">  Marco Bezzecchi reveals weaknesses cost him sixth straight MotoGP win   \u2018I think it\u2019s magic\u2019: Alex Marquez has \u2018no answer\u2019 for his Jerez MotoGP win <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI was there, I didn\u2019t see the tear-off, it was stuck in my front fairing, and then when I stopped it fell off and went under my bike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, this is something that is very difficult to predict. It\u2019s like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bezzecchi added that the way the conditions changed during the MotoGP Sprint makes it hard to say what kind of result he missed out on.<\/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-e29f6e3f2f6162249d2f5541e68eb42a6ab4d361d3ffb76c8e00eaf7ce502f24\">  Jerez: New 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings   Marc Marquez crashes as Alex Marquez dominates Jerez MotoGP <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI have no idea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn the dry I think maybe I could stay in the top-five, in the top-six, then with this condition it was difficult to predict because at the end it\u2019s a survival when the rain comes with the slick.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThen anyway it\u2019s a survival moment when you change the bike because to come in from the pit is never easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end it went like this, I cannot say anything more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Looking to Sunday, the Italian sees numerous rivals for him, including his Aprilia Racing teammate Jorge Martin who will start 10th.<\/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 dir=\"ltr\">\u201cClearly Alex [Marquez], Marc [Marquez], Diggia [Fabio Di Giannantonio] \u2013 they were a bit faster,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJorge is also fast, the Honda\u2019s are not too bad and Johann [Zarco] is starting there. Anyway, my plan is to do a good race so I will do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Aprilia Racing rider also explained his Sprint crash, which he thinks was about front tyre temperature.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI\u2019m okay, fortunately everything okay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cJust I went in with the second bike and my front tyre was maybe a little bit too cold. I leaned for corner two and I lost the front.\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<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1093529\/1\/marco-bezzecchi-explains-disastrous-jerez-motogp-sprint-start&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1308166_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Marco Bezzecchi explains disastrous Jerez MotoGP Sprint start Marco Bezzecchi explains why he went from fourth to 17th at the start of the Jerez MotoGP Sprint. 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