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MotoGP Silverstone: Aprilia Dominates as Marquez's Title Gap Balloons to 40 Points

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MotoGP Silverstone: Aprilia Dominates as Marquez's Title Gap Balloons to 40 Points — PHOTO — SPEEDWEEK / © Speedweek↗ View original

At the British Grand Prix, Jorge Martin (Aprilia) swept both the sprint and the main race, taking 25 and 32 points. Marc Marquez struggled to 9th in the sprint and 7th in the main race, seeing his gap to championship leader Martin widen from 18 to 40 points. Aprilia's new aero package, including a reshaped tank and modified seat wings, gave it a decisive edge on Silverstone's high-speed layout.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

An 18-point gap ballooning to 40 — that's a real momentum shift, not a blip. Aprilia's new aero, the reshaped tank and seat wings, clearly landed. It didn't help that this track isn't the stop-and-go layout Ducati usually thrives on. How Marquez responds at Aragon next is where this really gets decided.