"Raul Fernandez delivered a dominant performance to claim his maiden MotoGP victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, securing a first-ever triumph for Trackhouse Racing in the premier class."
"Sprint-winner Marco Bezzecchi, who began second on the grid, made an electric start to snatch the lead from pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo before the first corner. The Italian's rapid getaway also allowed Fernandez and Pedro Acosta to overtake Quartararo, who had set a record-breaking lap in Saturday's qualifying. list of 4 itemsend of list However, Bezzecchi's charge was short-lived, as he had to serve a double long lap penalty for his collision with newly-crowned MotoGP champion Marc Marquez at the Indonesian Grand Prix. The Aprilia rider served his penalty and fought his way back to an impressive third-place finish."
"So sorry, but I cannot believe it, Fernandez said. The team always believed in me. They never stopped supporting me. So it is the consequence of hard work. So thanks to them, of course, we have a really good pace. We know that on this kind of track, you need to manage the tyres very well, and I tried to because at the end we knew that it was very difficult to manage. That is what I did, especially in the last five laps. It was a super long race for me."
Raul Fernandez won his first MotoGP race at the Australian Grand Prix, delivering Trackhouse Racing's inaugural premier-class triumph. Fernandez capitalised on Marco Bezzecchi's setback to take the lead and maintained an untouchable pace once clear track opened ahead. Bezzecchi made an explosive start from second, briefly leading after overtaking pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo, but served a double long lap penalty for a prior collision and recovered to finish third. Pedro Acosta, Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio battled fiercely, with Di Giannantonio securing second place. The result marked Aprilia's 300th Grand Prix victory, a milestone for the manufacturer.
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