Aprilia newcomer Marco Bezzecchi was finally able to pu✅t in his first performance run on the RS-GP on the final day of this week’s Sepang MotoGP test.

The Itali𒆙an was ninth-fastest on day three of the test thanks to a 𒆙time 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 attack. I’m happy about the perf𒆙ormance.

“I think I didn’t put the bike at the limit, but not be💞cause of the bike, more because of mysel🍃f. 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 re꧂sult of the work done until now.

“We sꩲtill 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 Sava꧒dori, Aprilia test rider] actuall🍌y rides in a better way the Aprilia,” Bezzecchi said.

“His style was b🅘orn 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 stro🐻ng point that I have in my riding.

“But s♓till sometimes, with the Aprilia, I’m still tryi🐻ng to do what I was doing before.

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

He added: “At the end, I’m quite satisfied. But it’s also difficult, to be honest, to get the rhythm 🐈when y🍒ou try many things.

“For me, it’s my first time [testing as a factory rider], so ove⛄rall I’m happy because I was able t🐟o give good comments.

“Still, the job is not finished, but📖 until now𝄹 it was positive for me.

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