After a record-breaking weekend at Mugello, the MotoGP circus has landed in Hungary for another date with Balaton Park, where Marco Bezzecchi arrives as the championship leader following the Italian living out his childhood dreams on home soil. 17 points is the margin between the 72 and his Aprilia Racing teammate Jorge Martin, and as usual, before the wheels get properly in motion on Friday, words were doing the talking.
Here’s the lowdown from Thursday in Hungary, ICYMI
Martin outlines areas of improvement
The gap isn’t big to Bez, but the 2024 champ knows the key areas he still needs to work on in this title fight – something the 89 delves into.
Bezzecchi the pre-weekend favourite?
The title race leader is keen to get back to work after his Mugello heroics as Bez previews a different type of challenge that awaits at Balaton Park.
Marc Marquez plays down victory chances
The 93 remains adamant that he’s not ready to fight for a win or podium this weekend as he continues his shoulder recovery, and suggests if he’s in the hunt then others are doing something wrong…
Top 10 aims for Toprak upon Balaton return
The Turk won all three WorldSBK races here last year and although a repeat is incredibly unlikely, maybe we’ll see more of the MotoGP rookie’s greatness on familiar turf
2026 Italian GP Press Conference: Bezzecchi, Ogura, Marc Marquez
The title race leader, the Trackhouse star, and the 2025 Balaton Park dominator previewed the weekend in front of the press and cameras on Thursday.
