{"id":850836,"date":"2026-08-11T00:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T00:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850836\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T00:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T00:42:12","slug":"marco-bezzecchi-admits-he-struggled-to-stop-overthinking-during-difficult-motogp-spell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850836\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Bezzecchi admits he struggled to \u201cstop overthinking\u201d during difficult MotoGP spell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marco Bezzecchi<\/a> admitted for the first time that his poor run of MotoGP form in the summer took a mental toll on him, revealing it triggered an overthinking spiral.<\/p>\n

The Aprilia rider\u2019s troubles began at the Hungarian GP, when he was taken out by team-mate Jorge Martin<\/a> in an opening-lap pile-up. Still in pain, he crashed out of the Brno sprint and hit a marshal in frustration, earning a ban from the Czech GP.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even as Aprilia returned to the front at Assen, Bezzecchi continued to struggle and suffered a high-speed crash in the main race. Another incident during German GP qualifying dealt the final blow, leaving him in hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Italian had already explained how he coped with two operations at home, and the pain he suffered on his comeback at last weekend\u2019s British GP.<\/p>\n

But in a revealing answer, Bezzecchi has now offered an insight into the mental strain caused by his injuries and lack of results.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Asked if he had to deal with self doubts over the previous months, he replied: \u201cIt was tough. Honestly, after Mugello, when we went to Balaton, we started the weekend in a fantastic way. Even if I was struggling, I made some decent performances.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd in the sprint, I made a very, very good start and that gave me the possibility to fight and achieve a podium. Obviously, afterwards, in the [main] race, with the mistake in the start and the massive crash, I already got a small injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo after that, things started to be a bit more difficult. My mistake in Brno, then the big, big crash in Assen, that was probably a very hard one physically because I had just one broken rib, but all my body was destroyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then, Sachsenring, I was competitive, but then another mistake ended with a double injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it was not a great period, but fortunately, my family, my friends, and all the [VR46] academy staff, starting from Vale, stayed close to me, but my team even more.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a tough period. When you have a period like this, I’m sure these guys [Martin and Raul Fernandez<\/a>] know very well that many, many things come through your mind and it’s difficult to stop thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the end, when we put the helmet on, it’s like when you put on earplugs.\u00a0So it’s very, very beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Marco <\/p>\n

Marco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Despite lacking upper-body strength and mobility in his knees, Bezzecchi managed to qualify his Aprilia on the second row of the grid and convert that to a pair of podium finishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With his first top-three result in a Sunday race since Mugello at the end of May, he has now climbed back up to second place in the standings, albeit 31 points down on Martin.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very good comeback overall,\u201d Bezzecchi told MotoGP.com. \u201cAfter Mugello, in general, it was a tough period and also in the summer break, obviously. But now it’s already the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we did a good job during this time. We never gave up and now we made a good comeback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s time to try to rest a little bit now and try to recover well, especially in terms of body preparation, because it’s what I was really missing at the end, apart from the pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut yes, I’m very, very happy. The team deserves this. I’m happy for Jorge. He did a wonderful weekend. He’s tough to beat. He will always be tough to beat, but he’s a great motivation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy in general for all of Aprilia, obviously Raul. Ai [Ogura] is always there, even if today he made a mistake. They are doing a great job and I’m just trying to be like them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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