Aside from championship leader Marc Marquez, MotoGP\u2019s in-form rider at the moment is arguably Aprilia\u2019s Marco Bezzecchi, who was able to spend much of last weekend\u2019s Czech MotoGP analysing the riding style and approach of the factory Ducati rider.<\/p>\n
The Brno race marked Marc Marquez<\/a>\u2019s fifth grand prix win in a row. Including Sprints, the Ducati Lenovo Team<\/a> rider is unbeaten in 10 races.<\/p>\n Bezzecchi, on the other hand, took his fourth podium from the last six races, including Sprints, and in the final races before the summer break the Italian has arguably emerged as Ducati\u2019s strongest challenger \u2013 even if he hasn\u2019t been able to match the pace of Marquez.<\/p>\n Bezzecchi led the opening seven laps of the Czech MotoGP<\/a> race last weekend before being passed by Marquez at turn three on lap eight. The Italian was unable to respond to Marquez in the remaining 14 laps of the Brno circuit, but the time spent behind the Spaniard allowed him to make some observations about the championship leader\u2019s riding style.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s say that he is a bit stronger especially in the traction area compared to me,\u201d Marco Bezzecchi<\/a> said on MotoGP.com\u2019s\u00a0After the Flag\u00a0show.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m able to ride strong in braking, I was, I think, also stronger than him; but then, when he was opening the throttle, he was carrying a lot of corner speed, a lot of momentum, and he was really smooth.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe to brake so strong, I wasn\u2019t really smooth and, in this track, it\u2019s crucial because it\u2019s very fast and flowing.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I didn\u2019t really see him closely for a lot of time but I saw that he was riding very smooth \u2013 this was the biggest difference compared to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n In the post-race press conference, Bezzecchi added that Marquez\u2019s pace at Brno had been evident from Friday.<\/p>\n