{"id":2786,"date":"2024-04-07T12:30:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T10:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/news\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T12:20:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T10:20:34","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/en\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2786\" class=\"elementor elementor-2786 elementor-1133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f417ec elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f417ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cebdb18\" data-id=\"cebdb18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1ceb3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdevs-home-news\" data-id=\"2e1ceb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"js-news-permalink\" data-widget_type=\"bdevs-home-news.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  \n\n<div class=\"lower-page bg-dark\" id=\"page-news-intro\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid nopadding\">\n        <div class=\"extra-margin-container\">\n            <div class=\"dots\">\n                <div class=\"the-dots\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"dots-reverse\">\n                <div class=\"the-dots\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                    <div class=\"section-heading\">\n                        <span>01.<\/span> Archivio Storico   \n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                    <div class=\"animated-text-wrapper-l\">\n                        <div class=\"animated-text-l\">\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"animated-text-content-l\">Simply <span>The<\/span> BEZ.&nbsp;<\/div>\n                        \t                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12\">\n                    <h1 class=\"section-header\">\n                        Esplora il nostro <span>Archivio.<\/span> Storie che hanno<span> scritto<\/span> la <span>nostra storia.<\/span>   \n                    <\/h1>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-page\" id=\"page-news\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid nopadding\">\n        <div class=\"extra-margin-owl\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12\">\n                    <div class=\"owl-carousel\" id=\"owl-carousel-news\">\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Bez-Mandalika-26.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            12 October 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        MANDALIKA. A Win We Really Needed                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-1\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SimplyThebez-GPMotegi-2026.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            8 October 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        MOTEGI. A podium I wanted more than anything.                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-2\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bez-Austria-26.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            21 September 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        AUSTRIA. TWO PODIUMS AND MY HEAD IS SMOKING.                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-3\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Bez-Misano-26.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            14 September 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        MISANO. IT HURTS, BUT WE DON&#8217;T GIVE UP.                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-4\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SimplyThebez-GP13-2026.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            31 August 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        Aragon. A fantastic week end                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-5\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0005.jpeg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            10 August 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        Silverstone. Thank you                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-6\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SimplyThebez-GP11-2026.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            14 July 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        GERMANY. TIME TO FIX UP AND GET BACK OUT THERE.                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-7\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SimplyThebez-GP10-2026.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            30 June 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        ASSEN. WHAT A HIT.                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-8\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SimplyThebez-GP09-2026.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            22 June 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        BRNO. MY FAULT                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-9\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SimplytheBez-GP08-26.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            9 June 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        HUNGARY. WHAT A SHAME.                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-10\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SimplytheBez-GP07-26.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            1 June 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        MUGELLO.MUGELLO. SOMETIMES DREAMS COME TRUE.                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-11\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SimplytheBez-GP06-26.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            18 May 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        BARCELONA. TODAY THE RACE COMES SECOND                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-12\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SimplytheBez-GP05-26.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            12 May 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        LE MANS. EVERYTHING I HAD.                                    <\/h1>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                                                        <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"more-wraper-center\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#newsModal-13\">\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-bg-center more-button-bg-center-color-rev more-button-circle\"><\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"more-button-txt-center more-button-txt-center-color-rev\">\n                                            <span>Scopri di pi\u00f9<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t                        <div class=\"news-item\">\n                            <div class=\"news-bg-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/simplythebez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SimplytheBez-GP04-26.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"news-item-inner\">\n                                <div class=\"text\">\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"news-info\">\n                                        <h3>\n                                            27 April 2026 \n                                        <\/h3>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                                    <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-xs\">\n                                        JEREZ. SECOND. 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A Win We Really Needed                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p>Mandalika is a track I really like. I&#8217;ve always felt comfortable here, I enjoy riding this circuit, and I arrived in Indonesia eager to build on the work we&#8217;d done at Motegi.<\/p>\n<p>But more than anything, I wanted to win again.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d been trying for a while. Since the injury at Sachsenring, things hadn&#8217;t been easy. We kept working, kept trying to improve, and never gave up. But when you know you have the potential to fight at the front and you can&#8217;t quite get the result you want, it&#8217;s frustrating.<\/p>\n<p>We started strong on Friday. Fastest in FP1, second in Practice, with good pace and a bike that allowed me to push. I felt comfortable, even though there were still a few things we needed to sort out.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, we confirmed our competitiveness by qualifying second on the grid.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the Sprint.<\/p>\n<p>And that was pretty much over before it even started.<\/p>\n<p>There was contact with Ra\u00fal Fern\u00e1ndez at the first corner, and we both ended up out of the race. A racing incident, one of those things that can happen when everyone is so close together and you have to make so many decisions in just a few metres.<\/p>\n<p>It was a real shame.<\/p>\n<p>Because we&#8217;d worked well, we were fast, and everything was in place for a good race.<\/p>\n<p>Ra\u00fal and I spoke afterwards, cleared things up, and both apologised for what we felt we&#8217;d done wrong. For me, the important thing is that there&#8217;s always respect.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t happy, obviously. But I didn&#8217;t want to throw away all the hard work we&#8217;d put in up to that point.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, we had another chance.<\/p>\n<p>I went into the race determined to make up for Saturday, but also knowing that I had a competitive bike underneath me. It wasn&#8217;t an easy race. Ra\u00fal was incredibly fast at the front and kept up a really strong pace for most of it.<\/p>\n<p>I tried to stay calm, ride smoothly, and avoid making mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>Then, lap after lap, I managed to close the gap. With nine laps to go, I made the move and took the lead.<\/p>\n<p>From there, I just kept pushing all the way to the chequered flag.<\/p>\n<p>First place.<\/p>\n<p>Finally.<\/p>\n<p>I hadn&#8217;t won since Mugello, and getting back onto the top step of the podium after everything we&#8217;d been through over the past few months was an incredible feeling.<\/p>\n<p>We really needed this win.<\/p>\n<p>I needed it, of course, but most of all, the whole team deserved it. Because the guys never stopped working, not even during the toughest moments. 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A podium I wanted more than anything.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p>I like Motegi. I always enjoy coming back here: the Japanese fans are truly special, the atmosphere is incredible, and we did pretty well here last year.<\/p>\n<p>And this year, the Japanese fans even dedicated an entire grandstand to me. That was something really incredible.<\/p>\n<p>The goal was simple: to keep building on the work we&#8217;ve been doing.<\/p>\n<p>We started well on Friday. On Saturday, though, the Sprint didn&#8217;t go our way because of a decision I take responsibility for: the rear tyre choice.<\/p>\n<p>We had a plan. I&#8217;d been fast on the medium rear in the morning, so we decided to take a gamble and use it in the race. It didn&#8217;t pay off. I never managed to find the pace I wanted and finished sixth.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t enough. We weren&#8217;t happy.<\/p>\n<p>But Sunday was another chance.<\/p>\n<p>I got a good start, had a strong pace, and the race was going in the right direction. Then, in the final laps, Enea came charging. <strong>Like a man possessed<\/strong>, as I said in the interviews.<\/p>\n<p>He was incredibly fast, putting in one quick lap after another and getting closer and closer. But I also managed to improve towards the end and find something extra. Keeping him behind wasn&#8217;t easy. It was a great battle, right to the very end. But I managed to hold him off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third place. Podium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I gave everything I had, and I believe I brought home the best possible result. A podium I really had to fight for. And maybe that&#8217;s what made it even more special.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted it badly.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to bounce back after the Sprint, but more than anything, I wanted to dedicate this result to someone dear to me who passed away in the past few days.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m happy I managed to do that. It was my way of being close, even from the other side of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Since coming back from injury, I&#8217;ve had to work day after day to get back to my level and keep improving. Jorge and Marc have a little something extra at the moment. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve lost any of the explosiveness I had at the beginning of the year. 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TWO PODIUMS AND MY HEAD IS SMOKING.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p dir=\"ltr\">After Misano, Austria came around quickly \u2014 and for once that was good news. After a mistake it&#8217;s essential to get back on the bike as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Friday wasn&#8217;t the best of Fridays. The pace wasn&#8217;t bad, but we weren&#8217;t close to the ones up front \u2014 Pedro, Jorge and Marc were riding on another level. It wasn&#8217;t an easy situation, but the work didn&#8217;t stop. I studied everyone, I tried to look at every detail \u2014 both in my riding and on the bike \u2014 not just from my brand teammates. My head was literally smoking. But it was necessary.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Saturday in the Sprint Pedro was dominating, three laps from the end he crashed and I found myself on the podium. Third. A lucky podium \u2014 I won&#8217;t deny it \u2014 but you still had to be there. And we were.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sunday was a completely different story.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Strong start, good rhythm, and this time I earned the podium on the track. I was competitive until the last lap, I pushed like crazy, I tried to attack Jorge \u2014 and two laps from the end I made a mistake at Turn 1 that cost me the real chance to threaten him. A shame. But I stayed close to him, and that was really great.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m happy. It&#8217;s always a positive thing to do a weekend with two podiums. I need to keep the fight with Jorge and Marc alive until the end \u2014 and I will. It will definitely be tough, but it&#8217;s not over. Physically I&#8217;m still not at 100%, so I&#8217;m even more satisfied with how it went.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I want to sincerely thank the whole Aprilia team \u2014 they worked incredibly hard alongside me to find the rhythm over the course of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We keep going. 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              <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <h1 class=\"section-header-news section-header-news-modal\">\n                                MISANO. IT HURTS, BUT WE DON&#8217;T GIVE UP.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p dir=\"ltr\">Misano is home. I always arrive here with a different energy \u2014 the crowd, the atmosphere, the warmth of the fans. This time even more so, because I was coming off a weekend in Aragon that had given a lot of positive answers, my body was improving, and the bike was going well.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Friday, good feeling, through to Q2. Saturday, pole position \u2014 again \u2014 and in the Sprint Marc got me at Turn 1 and I couldn&#8217;t answer. Second place. I was satisfied, I had given everything I had, and I told myself: tomorrow I&#8217;ll try again.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sunday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Good start. I was in the lead, the rhythm was there, my goal was to get to T3 in front and up to that point everything was going smoothly. Then between Turn 12 and 13, on the first lap, I got a small kick before the braking point. I couldn&#8217;t close the line perfectly, and when I tried to bring the bike in, the front folded. On the ground.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m not looking for excuses. When you push, mistakes can happen. Obviously it would be better not to make them, but it&#8217;s done now and I can&#8217;t turn back time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m sorry \u2014 not only because we were at Misano, I would have been sorry anywhere. I would have liked to continue this run of good races after the injury, but it wasn&#8217;t to be.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But I also look at the positives: the speed was there, qualifying was good, the Sprint was good. That counts. And if it were easy, everyone would do it \u2014 if I didn&#8217;t want this kind of pressure, I would have gone to work in my dad&#8217;s garage. Instead I&#8217;m trying to be a rider, and dealing with these things is part of it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nothing is lost. The standings hurt, but it&#8217;s not over.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fortunately Austria is just around the corner. 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A fantastic week end                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p dir=\"ltr\">I arrived at Aragon knowing it was going to be a tough track. Last year we struggled a lot here, and I had no reason to expect anything different. But no \u2014 I worked well together with all my guys and we were fast from Friday. Pole position with a new lap record, double podium in Sprint and race. A weekend I wasn&#8217;t expecting like this.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">That said \u2014 the knee is still giving me trouble, more than the shoulder at this point. It&#8217;s a nuisance, but I&#8217;m managing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Saturday, pole and Sprint. At Turn 1 I braked a little too early, my mistake, and Marc was ready to seize the moment \u2014 he always is. I found myself on the outside, with Alex taking advantage to slot in. I lost two positions in a second. Third. On the tyre: I was convinced by the soft, it had worked well all day, and I&#8217;m not sure the medium would have changed the result \u2014 if anything, it might have been worse.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sunday, starting from pole. Again Marc got me at the first braking point, but he stayed with the ride-height device engaged and I took the lead back. I led the first six laps, trying to build something. At the chicane Marc attacked \u2014 on the exit it looked like I had the advantage, but we ended up side by side on the straight at over 300 km\/h. Honestly I wanted to make life a little harder for him, and for Pedro too. But I lost both positions in a couple of seconds.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On the straight we got close in a strange way \u2014 the aerodynamics were doing weird things, I kept coming closer to him even when I was trying to move away. Marc said at the microphones that in those moments you don&#8217;t think about your mother, you don&#8217;t think about the dog \u2014 you just think about who will brake later. He&#8217;s right.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Third place. Same result as the Sprint, same podium. Marc had a perfect weekend \u2014 credit to him.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It was an important weekend because I rode well, I enjoyed myself, and I realised that I can always be in the fight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Misano in a few days. 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Thank you                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Usually the thank-yous come at the end. This time I want to say them first.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">These have been difficult days, very difficult. After Germany I had to have two operations \u2014 the collarbone, which was a complicated fracture and the recovery in the first few days was hard, and then the knee: what was supposed to be a simple thing ended up being more complex, the wound was reopened and sorted all the way down to the bone. It wasn\u2019t easy, physically or mentally.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Being here at Silverstone was possible thanks to so many people. Prof. Porcellini and his whole team, Dr. Landi in Rimini for the knee. Carlo, who has never trained me this hard or this intensely. Vale, the whole Academy and Aprilia, who believed in it. And my family, always. Thank you all, genuinely \u2014 without you I wouldn\u2019t have been on the grid.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Friday I couldn\u2019t wait to get on the bike. And maybe it showed \u2014 fastest in pre-qualifying, new lap record. But I knew a flying lap was one thing, and that the race would be a completely different story. My body wasn\u2019t at 100% yet, and sure enough on Saturday morning in Q2 I struggled a lot and couldn\u2019t ride the way I wanted.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">The Sprint gave me the answers I was looking for. Good start, good rhythm, a huge amount of fatigue after the first few laps but in the end a third place that paid me back and moved me too.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Sunday morning I arrive at the warm-up struggling. The main race is an unknown \u2014 I know the pace won\u2019t be what it was in the Sprint, but 20 laps at Silverstone never seem to end.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Good start, the first laps I was going strong, I could feel the bike, I felt good. Then around mid-race I gave way to Jorge, and started defending third from Alex Marquez. The last laps were a real fight \u2014 I had no strength left, the pain was making itself felt, I had nothing more. But I couldn\u2019t give up.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">I couldn\u2019t give up for all the work the team has done. For the grind I put myself through this summer. For all the people who sacrificed their holidays to get me back on track.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Chequered flag. Third.<\/p>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">I\u2019m happy, I\u2019m tired. I can\u2019t take any more. But it was beautiful \u2014 it was worth it.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">I wanted it too much, and when you want something too much you don\u2019t let go. And until the end, we won\u2019t let go. 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TIME TO FIX UP AND GET BACK OUT THERE.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <div class=\"flex-1 flex flex-col px-4 max-w-3xl mx-auto w-full pt-1\">\n<div role=\"feed\" aria-label=\"Messaggi della chat\" aria-describedby=\"_r_ks_\" aria-busy=\"false\" data-find-provider-scope=\"\">\n<div data-sizer-excess=\"0\">\n<div data-index=\"79\">\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"article\" aria-setsize=\"84\" aria-posinset=\"80\" aria-label=\"Messaggio 80 di 84\">\n<div data-test-render-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"contents\">\n<div class=\"group relative relative pb-[var(--msg-assistant-pb,0.75rem)]\" data-is-streaming=\"false\">\n<div class=\"font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:bg-bg-000\/50 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-0.5 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-border-400 [&amp;_.ignore-pre-bg&gt;div]:bg-transparent [&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [&amp;_&gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I arrived at the Sachsenring still carrying some pain from Assen. I wasn&#8217;t at 100%, and I knew it. The plan was simple: step by step, assess how I was feeling session by session, don&#8217;t push what couldn&#8217;t be pushed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Friday went better than I expected. Seventh in pre-qualifying, through to Q2 \u2014 not at all a given, considering where I was coming from. Race pace looked good, there was something to build on. I said to myself: ok, we&#8217;re there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Saturday in Q2, second run, Turn 7. I lost the rear at 140 km\/h. Highside, crash, gravel. I came back to the pits on the back of a scooter and already knew something wasn&#8217;t right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">At the medical center the X-ray confirmed what I feared: a complete and displaced fracture of the left collarbone. Surgery needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I flew back to Italy that same afternoon and on Sunday morning Dr. Giuseppe Porcellini and his team operated on me. Surgery went well, already home. A huge thank you to him and his entire team. It\u2019s not the first time they\u2019ve put me back together\u2014two years ago it was the same story, just the other collarbone (I guess I had to even things out for the sake of symmetry!). They are true professionals, and having them by my side in moments like these means a lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Three weeks off before Silverstone. It&#8217;s not how I would have wanted to get there, but it is what it is. Now head down, recovery, physio, and everything it takes to get back on the bike in the best possible shape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">A tough month and a half \u2014 Hungary, Brno, Assen, Germany. Four weekends to forget, each for different reasons. It hurts, I won&#8217;t pretend it doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">But one thing I know for certain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">It&#8217;s a tough moment. 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WHAT A HIT.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I&#8217;ve had plenty of bad crashes, but Sunday&#8217;s was probably one of the worst. Fortunately I didn&#8217;t break anything, but the impact was really violent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I was attacking Marc for fourth position and came into the corner a bit faster than the bike could handle. I lost the front at almost 200 km\/h. From that point on I had no control over anything \u2014 just gravel, gravel, gravel, and finally the wall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I stayed still for a few seconds trying to catch my breath, sitting among the marshals. They helped me up, and I managed to walk to the ambulance on my own legs \u2014 which is already something to be grateful for after a crash like that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">At the medical centre the initial checks went well \u2014 nothing neurological, arms and legs were responding. But I had strong pain in my neck, and rightly the medical staff didn&#8217;t want to take any risks: they transferred me to the hospital in Groningen for further checks. CT scan, X-rays, the full protocol. I spent the afternoon there, waiting for the results with the same anxiety I imagine whoever was watching from home felt too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Thankfully, no fractures, no injuries. Discharged that evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I had a lot of motivation going into the Assen weekend, and in part it had shown \u2014 fastest time in Friday&#8217;s practice, front row in qualifying, a bike that was working well both on a single lap and over race distance. I had the right feeling. Then, as happens in racing, it takes very little for everything to be turned upside down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I lose the lead in the championship, but honestly right now the standings are the last thing on my mind. 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MY FAULT                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I was coming into Brno wanting to make up for the crash in the last race. Friday had gone decently \u2014 good feeling, up at the front of the group. Then Saturday came the Sprint, and with it the worst moment of my career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Two laps from the end I crashed at Turn 3. One of the marshals who came to recover the bike accidentally touched the throttle, making the engine rev on the ground. In that moment I lost control and had a reaction I should never have had.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">There&#8217;s no race, no frustration, no adrenaline that can justify what I did. I know that. And the stewards established it too, suspending me from Sunday&#8217;s race. Aprilia filed an appeal, but it was rejected, and we accepted the decision without taking it any further.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">On Sunday morning, before the warm-up, I went in person to see the marshal involved. His name is Ladislav. He understood the stress of the moment, and I&#8217;m grateful to him for that. But that doesn&#8217;t change what happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">I want to offer my apologies to the whole MotoGP community for what I did to the marshal on track. I&#8217;m also sorry because I know how much commitment and sacrifice marshals put in to keep us safe. Behaviour like this must never happen, and there&#8217;s no justification for it. I apologise to everyone, to Aprilia Racing, and to my fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Now it&#8217;s time to work, to reflect, and to move forward. 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WHAT A SHAME.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <div class=\"[content-visibility:auto] [contain-intrinsic-size:auto_400px] pb-8 -mb-8 print:[content-visibility:visible]\">\n<div data-test-render-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"contents\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 mt-6 group\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-end gap-1\">\n<div class=\"group relative inline-flex gap-2 bg-bg-300 rounded-xl pl-2.5 py-2.5 break-words text-text-100 transition-all max-w-[75ch] flex-col !px-4 max-w-[85%]\" data-user-message-bubble=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row gap-2 relative\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-test-render-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"contents\">\n<div class=\"group relative relative pb-3\" data-is-streaming=\"false\">\n<p class=\"sr-only select-none\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">I arrived here with Mugello still fresh in my eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:bg-bg-000\/50 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-0.5 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-border-400 [&amp;_.ignore-pre-bg&gt;div]:bg-transparent [&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8\">\n<div class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [&amp;_&gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I&#8217;ll admit that in the days after I watched the race about ten times \u2014 I didn&#8217;t remember much of it because of the adrenaline, so I had to go back and watch everything from the start. Nice to do, but then you close the chapter and move on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Balaton is the exact opposite of Mugello. Stop and go, slow, technical \u2014 Mugello feels like a motorway by comparison. A track I like, it&#8217;s unique, but it requires a completely different approach from the very first practice session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Friday the goal was to get through to Q2 and we did it. Sixth. Pedro made a pretty significant difference \u2014 he was on another planet. Turn 1 had been resurfaced, the bumps were gone, but the grip was actually worse than before. We were struggling on the soft, especially at the front, there was still work to do on the setup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Saturday in the Sprint I started sixth and in the early laps it felt like I was riding on ice. I couldn&#8217;t find the right line, nothing was flowing. Mid-race I had contact with Aldeguer at Turn 11 \u2014 it damaged the rear of the bike, braking felt strange. But with a bit of patience and a few calculated risks I managed to bring it home. Third place. Marquez was untouchable, Acosta second. Important points for the championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Sunday didn&#8217;t go our way. 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TODAY THE RACE COMES SECOND                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">There are weekends when results matter less than usual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">This is one of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Barcelona didn&#8217;t go well on the performance side. Friday I felt good \u2014 seventh in pre-qualifying, straight into Q2. Then on Saturday something broke in my feeling with the bike. A crash in qualifying, ninth in the Sprint \u2014 I couldn&#8217;t brake hard, I couldn&#8217;t accelerate, I couldn&#8217;t do pretty much anything fast. A weekend of struggle, with no easy explanations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">But what happened in the race put everything else into perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">On lap 12, Acosta&#8217;s KTM lost power on the straight. Alex Marquez didn&#8217;t even have time to react. The impact was violent \u2014 one of those crashes that sends a chill through you. Red flag. Alex was taken to hospital, conscious. Diggia stayed on track with his left hand injured by debris and rode all the way to the end \u2014 and won. Chapeau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At the second restart, Turn 1, Zarco lost the front and triggered a pile-up. I saw it up close. He got trapped under the bikes. Second red flag. Johann taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">At the third start I tried to manage as best I could in a difficult tyre situation, I also had a problem with the brake lever and ran wide a couple of times. Fourth place in the end, after the penalties to others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The standings say +15 over Jorge. Points-wise it went well. But honestly \u2014 the important thing is that Alex and Johann are okay. Everything else \u2014 the points, the standings, the missed overtakes \u2014 takes a back seat. We were lucky. That&#8217;s the thought I carried back to the box, and the one I&#8217;m closing this weekend with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In two weeks it&#8217;s Mugello. Home. 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EVERYTHING I HAD.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Le Mans looks like a simple track from the outside. It isn&#8217;t. The gaps are always razor-thin, there are very few points where you can make a real difference, and the weather always plays its part. I arrived with a lot of motivation \u2014 and I was motivated \u2014 but from Friday I could tell it wasn&#8217;t going to be an easy weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Seventh in pre-qualifying. Into Q2 in the final minutes, but I wasn&#8217;t feeling right. Working on my riding, sorting out details, trying to adapt. Step by step.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Saturday, a surprise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I wasn&#8217;t expecting to be that competitive in the Sprint, given the previous Saturdays. Third place \u2014 hard-fought, always in the mix, but third. An unexpected result that gave us confidence for Sunday. Then came the rain in the forecast and we didn&#8217;t really know what to expect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">After the morning rain, we started in dry conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Good start, I took the lead. And that&#8217;s when the strangest race of my season began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I wasn&#8217;t fast. Pace-wise I wasn&#8217;t lapping the way I wanted. But I was at the front, and every lap I tried to patch things up \u2014 pushing the bike harder than usual, leaning on the front when the rear started to drop off. That&#8217;s what you do when you&#8217;re not at your best: you manage, you hang on, you don&#8217;t give up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I saw Jorge pass Acosta. I knew he was coming. I gave one last push, but it wasn&#8217;t enough \u2014 the grip was running out, first the rear, then the front too. Three laps from the end, he got past me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">It stings. I won&#8217;t pretend it doesn&#8217;t. Being out front for so many laps and getting overtaken that close to the flag always leaves something inside you. But honestly \u2014 I don&#8217;t even know how I managed to stay ahead for that long with the pace I had. In the end it was the maximum I could do this weekend, and I have to be happy with that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Second place. First in the championship, one point ahead of Jorge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">An all-Aprilia podium \u2014 the first in the manufacturer&#8217;s history. Ogura third, his first MotoGP podium. A special moment, one to share.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The championship is really tight now, and it&#8217;s getting serious. 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SECOND. AND THAT&#8217;S FINE.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">After the long break, we were all wondering whether we could be competitive at Jerez too \u2014 a track where Aprilias have always struggled a bit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Friday went better than expected \u2014 third in pre-qualifying, straight through to Q2. On the soft some old problems came back, but there was still margin to work with. That was fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Saturday was a bad day, and not through any fault of our own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Wet qualifying, fourth on the grid. Then the Sprint: at the start a tear-off got stuck under my bike. I released the clutch and the tyre spun on top of it \u2014 I lost I don&#8217;t know how many positions in a second. I was fighting back, recovering, then the rain came. I pitted a lap late, came back out on rain tyres, and crashed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">There&#8217;s not much to say about situations like that. It happens. Not much you can do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Sunday is a different day, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I wasn&#8217;t feeling great physically, I have to admit. Something that stayed with me all weekend and that I tried to manage without letting it get to me. But at the start something clicked \u2014 a great launch, I recovered two positions into the first corners, and found myself chasing Alex and Marc Marquez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In the early laps I tried to stay with them \u2014 I knew they were fast. On lap 2 Marc made a mistake at Turn 11 and I moved up to second. Alex was ahead, and in those fast, flowing sectors \u2014 three and four \u2014 he simply had more. I made a mistake at Turn 1 mid-race, he pulled away, and that&#8217;s when I knew the win wasn&#8217;t on today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I managed the rest of the race keeping Diggia behind me. Second place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">That&#8217;s fine \u2014 Alex was just stronger today. I gave everything I had on a weekend where we struggled more than usual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I&#8217;m happy with how it went. And tomorrow there&#8217;s an important test. 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break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I&#8217;ve always liked Austin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">A tough track, technical, full of bumps and direction changes that never give you a moment&#8217;s rest. It&#8217;s not a track where you can hide \u2014 either you&#8217;re there or you&#8217;re not. And for years I couldn&#8217;t finish the way I wanted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Friday was decent \u2014 fourth in pre-qualifying, good pace, but on the soft the bike was still nervous and in time attack I was struggling to keep it together. Nothing dramatic, but there was still something to find.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Saturday started well and ended badly. P2 in qualifying, then the Sprint. Bad start but I&#8217;d managed to recover positions with some good overtakes. I was second, got carried away and fell. My mistake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I was pretty down after. Not physically \u2014 thankfully. But when you make a mistake like that, in a race you were controlling, it stings. The team was right there with me, and that means a lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Sunday is a different day, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Good warm-up. Starting from fourth. On lap one I attacked Acosta at Turn 11, there was contact on the exit \u2014 the wind was pushing hard, I saw him go wide, I tried to get through and we touched. I broke something on the rear of the bike, I didn&#8217;t know it at the time, but it was still running. Luckily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">From that moment on: head down and push.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Every lap, the same rhythm. Manage when it was time to manage, attack when it was time to attack. Jorge closed in at the end, I felt him, but I had something left and pulled away a bit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Chequered flag. First. With Martin second, another Aprilia one-two.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">When they told me about the record \u2014 121 consecutive laps in the lead, more than Lorenzo \u2014 I didn&#8217;t even know what to say. I wasn&#8217;t thinking about it. I never think about those things when I&#8217;m racing. I think about the next corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">I&#8217;d been dreaming for a long time of a proper race here in Austin. It took a while, but it finally came.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Now a long break \u2014 Qatar has been postponed. 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WE FIXED IT&#8230; AND HOW.                            <\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"divider-l\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"dot\"><\/div>\n                            <div class=\"divider-xl\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"extra-margin-container-minus\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n                        <div class=\"flex-1 flex flex-col px-4 max-w-3xl mx-auto w-full pt-1\">\n<div data-test-render-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"contents\">\n<div class=\"group relative relative pb-3\" data-is-streaming=\"false\">\n<div class=\"font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:bg-bg-000\/50 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-0.5 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-border-400 [&amp;_.ignore-pre-bg&gt;div]:bg-transparent [&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-rows-[auto_auto] min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"row-start-2 col-start-1 relative grid isolate min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"row-start-1 col-start-1 relative z-[2] min-w-0\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [&amp;_&gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Friday I was twentieth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">When I think about it now, it feels pretty strange. Twentieth. In the rain, no feeling, a bike I couldn&#8217;t figure out and a track I&#8217;d never seen before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">It&#8217;s not easy to handle moments like that \u2014 the only thing we know how to do is work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Me and the team stayed up late into the night going through the data, trying to find the right setup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">And already in Saturday&#8217;s FP2 something changed. You could see the work paying off, and on my side too I got a better feel for how to read the track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">We got through Q1, found our rhythm, and ended up on the front row. Second on the grid. From twentieth to second. In one day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Sprint was so-so \u2014 Jorge got past me mid-race and I couldn&#8217;t answer back. Fourth. Fair enough, and I knew it. Race pace-wise there was still something missing, but I could feel we were heading in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Sunday morning I woke up with a different feeling. The warm-up gave me good sensations and Vale&#8217;s message gave me an extra boost. I knew I could really go for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Eight fewer laps \u2014 I don&#8217;t know if that&#8217;s better or worse, but the strategy definitely changed. Push hard from the start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Good start, first corner in the lead, I had to break away. Every lap I felt it. I pushed when I had to push, I managed when I had to manage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">When I saw the chequered flag I thought about a lot of things. About my team, who turned a Friday to forget into a victory. About this strange and wonderful circuit, about the Brazilian crowd \u2014 something truly unique. About Jorge, who finished second: an Aprilia one-two, the first in the manufacturer&#8217;s MotoGP history. That&#8217;s something big.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">And I thought about Roberto Lunadei. Roberto was one of those people you find alongside you in paddock life and never think could be gone. Last week he left us. This victory is his and his family&#8217;s. He was there with me today, I&#8217;m sure of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Next week, Austin. 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World Championship is never easy: a lot of work during the winter, high expectations\u2026 and a track that tests you straight away.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"339\">The Chang International Circuit gives nothing away. If conditions were perfect during testing, race weekend is a whole different story \u2014 everything becomes more complicated.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"473\">From FP1 we showed that the potential was there. Direct access to Q2 in first place, pole position, strong pace, a positive feeling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"632\">Then in the Sprint, a small mistake that cost me dearly: when you\u2019re always on the limit, there\u2019s a very thin line between being a genius and being an idiot.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"930\">I was disappointed, no point hiding it. But deep down I knew one thing: that mistake would serve me well. In Sunday morning warm-up I was arriving at that corner on the limit every time and taking too many risks. I told myself, \u201cMarco, wait, take a breath, otherwise we\u2019ll do damage again today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"996\">For the race I felt fired up and fully focused. Very good start.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1145\">Straight into the lead. My Alba Rosa was fantastic: traction, stability, clean response every time. A bike that gives you confidence lap after lap.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1250\">I set myself a simple rule: push when needed, manage when it matters. No unnecessary rush. No mistakes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1376\">From that moment on, it was a race built meter by meter. Leading from the first lap, consistent pace, maximum concentration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1378\" data-end=\"1477\">After Saturday\u2019s disappointment, it was the response I wanted to give to myself before anyone else.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1550\">The championship is very long. 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What a feeling!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"707\">In the <strong data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"427\">Sprint<\/strong>, I got a good launch, but in the first few corners <strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"517\">something felt off on acceleration<\/strong>, and I had to give up two positions.<br data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"557\" \/>I tried to catch <strong data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"592\">Alex (Marquez)<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"615\">Pedro (Acosta)<\/strong>, but I was really on the limit, and that little issue in corner exit came back a few times.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"812\">Still, a solid <strong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"734\">podium<\/strong>, but we had to get back to work to fine-tune the bike for Sunday\u2019s full race.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"868\">And on <strong data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"831\">Sunday<\/strong>, my <strong data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"848\">AlbaRosa<\/strong> didn\u2019t let me down\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"1019\"><strong data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"909\">Led every lap from start to finish.<\/strong><br data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"912\" \/>And when I saw the checkered flag, I knew I had <strong data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"974\">won my bet<\/strong> \u2014 I\u2019d get to take <strong data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1005\">AlbaRosa<\/strong> home with me.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1138\">But first\u2026 it only felt right to <strong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1074\">ask for her hand<\/strong>. Manners first!<br data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1093\" \/>She said <strong data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1109\">yes<\/strong>, and the celebrations began.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1376\">Total chaos in the box \u2014 then a quick clean-up, and it was time for the <strong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1234\">end-of-season gala<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1238\" \/>I walked the <strong data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1286\">red carpet with my whole family<\/strong>, and it was truly emotional. 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