Marco Bezzecchi has worked out what went wrong in his Misano crash, although revisiting the incident through the data was an uncomfortable process. The Aprilia rider described the review as painful because it required him to examine the mistake in detail, but it also gave him a clearer understanding of the chain of events.

Bezzecchi fell at Turn 13 on the opening lap of the San Marino Grand Prix while leading the race. His initial feeling was that a headshake in the preceding corner had left him approaching the turn off-line. The data did not overturn that impression; it confirmed and refined what he had already understood in broad terms.

The crash was his fifth Sunday non-score in seven rounds. After Marc Marquez won at Misano, Bezzecchi was 33 points behind Marquez and Jorge Martin, who were joint leaders of the championship. The deficit is substantial, but Bezzecchi does not consider it impossible to overcome.

Pace is there, consistency comes first

Speaking ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Bezzecchi pointed to his speed and sprint consistency as the main positives from the Misano weekend. He also argued that the current MotoGP format creates more scope to gain or lose points over a weekend. Marquez and Martin, he acknowledged, are strong rivals, but the title fight is not beyond reach on that basis alone.

His immediate priority, however, is not to force a return to the championship battle. Bezzecchi wants to recover the consistency that previously defined his form. He described a sequence that moved from strong consistency to several mistakes, then an injury, a good comeback and finally the Misano error. If he can rebuild that foundation, he will try to remain competitive and stay in contention through the end of the season.