{
  "id": 4047889,
  "title": "Bezzecchi edges Marquez brothers in blazing Spanish MotoGP practice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bezzecchi-edges-marquez-brothers-in-blazing-spanish-motogp-practice-4047889",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T22:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/29/bezzecchi-edges-marquez-brothers-in-blazing-spanish-motogp-practice"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, at the Aragon Grand Prix in Alacaniz, Marco Bezzecchi of Aprilia Racing narrowly beat brothers Alex and Marc Marquez in a practice session for the Spanish MotoGP. The three riders were separated by just 0.038 seconds, marking the closest top-three in a Friday session. Reigning champion Marc Marquez led the morning session, followed by Bezzecchi with a new lap record time of 1:45.455. Alex Marquez closed the gap to just 10 thousandths of a second behind his brother. Bezzecchi, who started the season with three consecutive wins, has been struggling with injuries since the German race in July. He attributed his pain to crashes and expressed concern about the long weekend ahead. Marc Marquez, who had won seven times on the MotorLand circuit, claimed that Bezzecchi might have been hiding his full pace. Italian rider Fabio Di Giannantonio finished fourth, 0.299 seconds behind Bezzecchi, followed by four Spaniards: Fermin Aldeguer, Raul Fernandez, Martin, and Pedro Acosta on KTM.",
  "summary": "The trio were separated by 0.038sec at the end, making it the closest ever top-three in a Friday session.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Bezzecchi edges Marquez brothers in blazing Spanish MotoGP practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bezzecchi-edges-marquez-brothers-in-blazing-spanish-motogp-practice",
        "published": "2026-08-28T22:23:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bezzecchi edges Marquez brothers in blazing Spanish MotoGP practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bezzecchi-edges-marquez-brothers-in-blazing-spanish-motogp-practice-4050924",
        "published": "2026-08-28T22:32:00.000Z"
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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."
}