Aprilia newcomer Marco Bezzecchi was finally able to put in his first perf✨ormance run on the RS-GP on the final day of this week’s Sepang MotoGP test.

The Italian was ninth-fastest𓂃 on day three of the test thanks to a time attack conducted in the morning that left him with a 1:57.328.

“It was my first time attack,” Bezzecchi said.

“Today I actually did a real time att♕ack. I’m happy about the perfor𝄹mance.

“I think I didn’t put the bike at the limit, but not because of the bike, more because of myself. Still I need to understand better and understand 🐼where is the limit of the bike🐽.

“But it was important to do a time attack to see the result of the wo💮rk ಞdone until now.

“We sti꧋ll have some items to try, so the job is not finished.”

Adapting to the RS-GP

Bezzecchi is still early in his Aprilia career, and the amount of testing work he’s had to do in the absence of both Jorge Martin and Trackhouse Racing’s Raul Fernandez has meant extended periods of time on the bike in the same specification have been hard ♕to come by for the Italian, who admits he is not riding the RS-GP yet in the ideal way.

“I think Sava [Lorenzo Sꦜavadori, Aprilia test rider] actually rides in a better way the Aprilia,” Bezzecchi said.

“His style was born on the Aprilia, so for sure he knows better how to ride it. I think I’m still adapting myself; in braking I’m quite strong, so I try to maximise this st🦂rong point that I have♐ in my riding.

“But still sometimes, with the Aprilia, I’m still trying to do what I was d𓆏oing before.

“So, of course, I still need to adapt a bit, 🅠but I’m working on it and in some corners I was able to꧒ ride how I like to ride.”

He💃 added: “At the end, I’m quite satisfied. But it’s also di🌱fficult, to be honest, to get the rhythm when you try many things.

“For me, it’s my first time [testing as a factory rider], so overall I’m h🅷appy because I was a✤ble to give good comments.

“Still, the job is not finished, but until now it was p🃏ositive for me.

“I think that when we wil𓆏l have the possibility to focus on the setting, to focus more𝐆 on the riding, I will try to make more steps forward.”