Motorsport photoThe British Grand Prix saw Aprilia return to form, with the Noale-based marque locking out the podium positions in both races. Ducati was reduced to the second-best manufacturer, but within a different pecking order within its roster, while Pedro Acosta again led the show for KTM as Enea Bastianini endured a trying weekend.There were plenty of crashes at Silverstone, with both Trackhouse riders going down at one point and giving away valuable points. But ultimately, the weekend highlighted how the championship would continue to ebb and flow between the series’ two Italian manufacturers, setting up an intriguing second half of the season.Here are the winners and losers from the British GP weekendWinner: Jorge Martin and Marco BezzecchiMarco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing TeamMarco Bezzecchi, Aprilia Racing, Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing TeamThe factory Aprilia team bounced back from recent disappointments in style at Silverstone. The credit for that goes to the riders, who had been criticised far too often for not making the best of the package at their disposal. But the British GP weekend marked a sizeable shift in both their mentality and confidence on the bike. Jorge Martin reverted to an older-spec bike (albeit with the latest aero package) and immediately found his winning form again. While not quite at his Le Mans level yet, he was still impressive, particularly on Saturday, after feeling lost in the final races before the summer break. A mistake at the start on Sunday was the only blemish, but he walked away from the weekend with a lead of 31 points, up from 14.Marco Bezzecchi’s comeback was arguably even more impressive. That brutal Hungary/Czechia/Netherlands run could have taken a mental toll on any rider, but Bezzecchi had to deal with two major injuries after a crash at the Sachsenring. Still in pain and clearly lacking strength and mobility, Bezzecchi held on to claim a double podium, proving his naysayers wrong. His championship challenge is firmly back on track.Loser: Marc MarquezMarc Marquez, Ducati TeamMarc Marquez, Ducati TeamThis was Marc Marquez’s second-lowest-scoring weekend of the year, only after the season-opening Thai GP when he was forced to retire from the main race with a puncture. After a weekend in which he scored just 10 points, when Martin scored more than three times as many, Marquez has dropped to fourth in the standings, 40 points off the top.Marquez has long accepted that there would be some weekends this year when he would have to settle for damage limitation mode. That mindset has actually worked well for him to curb any disappointment, with the Assen weekend providing a good example of this approach. But ninth and seventh were definitely on the lower end of what he would have expected, even after tempering his ambitions.Curiously, Marquez admitted that he was losing time in areas that had previously been his strengths at Silverstone. This was particularly notew
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