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  "id": 271466,
  "title": "MotoGP British GP: Returning Marco Bezzecchi tops Friday practice as Aprilia dominates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/motogp-british-gp-returning-marco-bezzecchi-tops-friday-practice-as-271466",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T16:25:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
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    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/motogp-british-gp-returning-marco-bezzecchi-tops-friday-practice-as-aprilia-dominates/10844790/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Marco Bezzecchi made a remarkable return from a collarbone fracture, leading a 1-2-4-5 finish for Aprilia in Friday's practice session at the MotoGP British Grand Prix held at Silverstone. After uncertainty about his fitness following a crash at the German Grand Prix and a fluctuating form, Bezzecchi broke the circuit record by nearly a second. Trackhouse's Ai Ogura initially set the fastest lap but was surpassed by Bezzecchi and his Aprilia teammate Raul Fernandez in the final minutes of the session. The Spaniard Jorge Martin took fourth place, while Jorge Martin climbed from 17th to fourth. Ogura ended the session in fifth, just ahead of Marc Marquez. The session also saw Fabio di Giannantonio finishing third on the VR46 Ducati, and KTM rider Pedro Acosta crashing at Brooklands with five minutes remaining.",
  "summary": "Marco Bezzecchi made a strong comeback from a collarbone fracture to secure a 1-2 finish for Aprilia in Friday practice for the MotoGP British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Following a crash at last month's German Grand Prix and a patchy run of form prior to that, Bezzecchi smashed the circuit record by almost a second, leading a 1-2-4-5 finish for Aprilia. The session saw Alex Marquez at the top of the timesheets, but Trackhouse riders, including Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura, were able to go faster in the dying minutes of the session.",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "MotoGP British GP: Returning Marco Bezzecchi tops Friday practice as Aprilia dominates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/motogp-british-gp-returning-marco-bezzecchi-tops-friday-practice-as",
        "published": "2026-08-07T16:25:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Marco Bezzecchi reveals “disaster” injury ordeal after smashing Silverstone lap record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/marco-bezzecchi-reveals-disaster-injury-ordeal-after-smashing",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:09:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Fernandez secures dominant British MotoGP victory, Martin extends championship lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/fernandez-secures-dominant-british-motogp-victory-martin-extends",
        "published": "2026-08-09T12:56:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Fernandez dominates to win British MotoGP at Silverstone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/fernandez-dominates-to-win-british-motogp-at-silverstone",
        "published": "2026-08-09T14:29:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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