"Gresini's Marquez stormed from sixth to first at the opening corner, but by the end of lap one it was fellow Aprilia rider Raul Fernandez closely followed by Bezzecchi with Quartararo down to sixth. They opened a gap to Marquez before Fernandez seemingly took control when Bezzecchi went wide on lap seven, losing a second. But Bezzecchi regrouped and came surging back, passing the Spaniard on lap 10 and cruising home ahead of him to win by 3.149secs."
"He did so despite colliding with a bird at the start, which left feathers hanging from his bike. It was a pretty hard because at the beginning I hit a big bird, unfortunately for him, especially, but also for me, because I got scared, Bezzecchi said. But fortunately nothing was broken on the bike. Then when we started the sprint, I had a lot of fun."
"Fernandez was second, Pedro Acosta filled the podium in third, with Jack Miller fourth and Fabio Di Giannantonio fifth in chilly conditions. Quartararo came seventh. I was very relaxed on the bike. I saw Marco had really good pace, said Fernandez. I tried my maximum, but when I saw that I couldn't follow Marco, I just tried to survive. Bezzecchi's exploits came in the absence of newly crowned world champion Marc Marquez,"
Marco Bezzecchi claimed the Phillip Island sprint win starting from second, overcoming a collision with a bird that left feathers on his bike. Raul Fernandez led early and exchanged the lead with Bezzecchi after the Italian ran wide on lap seven. Bezzecchi recovered and passed Fernandez on lap 10, finishing 3.149 seconds clear. Pedro Acosta was third, Jack Miller fourth and Fabio Di Giannantonio fifth, while Fabio Quartararo took pole but finished seventh in the sprint. Alex Marquez’s sixth-place result moved him closer to securing second in the world championship. Marc Marquez was absent after shoulder surgery.
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