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Aprilia Boss Says All Four Bikes Are "Title Contenders," Prioritizes Beating Marquez

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Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola has declared that all four RS-GP riders, including satellite squad TrackHouse, are "title contenders." The comment follows Raul Fernandez's win at Silverstone, and Rivola made clear that closing Ducati rider Marc Marquez's roughly 40-point lead takes priority over internal team order.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

From what I've seen trackside, this is the right call. After Fernandez won at Silverstone, there's no reason left to treat TrackHouse as second-tier. Closing that roughly 40-point gap on Marquez means all four bikes have to be chipping away at it, the way I see it — that's simply the right call.