Marco Bezzecchi admits British GP chances: 'I'm not feeling 100% after injury'

Marco Bezzecchi has admitted he is not fully fit as he prepares for a potential MotoGP comeback at the British Grand Prix, conceding his chances of a strong finish at the Silverstone round are slim.

The factory Aprilia rider broke his collarbone during the opening lap of the Sachsenring sprint, forcing him out of the remainder of the German GP weekend. During the summer break, he underwent an operation on his shoulder and a separate procedure on his knee, extending his recovery. It was only last week that he was able to ride a production bike on track, while he will only be able to race a MotoGP bike at Silverstone if he passes a medical test on Friday.

Speaking at the official pre-event press conference in London, Bezzecchi said: "I feel not too bad. Of course, it's been a tough summer break, not the one that I wanted. I'm still not 100%. The shoulder feels not too bad, but my left knee was also injured, so we will see. I'm very happy to be here, so we will see how it feels tomorrow on the bike." He added that he never stopped training, went to the gym every day, and was fortunate to try the bike one day before arriving, which was a much better feeling than the gym.

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Bezzecchi claimed his first victory as an Aprilia rider at last year's Silverstone race, taking advantage of a technical issue for polesitter Fabio Quartararo to beat Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez. However, when asked about his chances of repeating that result, he said: "At the moment, not many chances, unfortunately. I'm not really thinking too much about the performance. I'm just thinking about trying to go on the bike, see how it feels."

Bezzecchi emerged as the championship favourite after starting the 2026 campaign with three consecutive grand prix wins, but his title challenge has been severely derailed. Having failed to score points in the last four Sunday races, he has dropped from first to fourth in the championship, 22 points behind team-mate Jorge Martin. Despite the tricky situation, he hopes to remain in the title hunt until the end.

"It's true that it will not be easy, especially right now," he said. "But I will try my best to at least be able to fight till the end. Then we will see if I will still be in the fight close to the final rounds. At the moment, we are already halfway, but halfway means it's still very long. So let's try to make a decent comeback here in Silverstone, and then from Aragon for sure it will be a war."

Reported by Motorsport.com, the final decision on Bezzecchi's participation will be made after Friday's medical check.