We’ve all missed MotoGP, right? Sunday’s British GP was the perfect return to our chaotic yet poetic 2026 season as Raul Fernandez (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team) charged to a dominant victory. Fernandez held a 2.538s advantage over Championship leader Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) and the returning fit Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) in another unforgettable Sunday for the Noale factory. Now that the next lot of 37 points have been dished out, let’s get stuck into the hottest topics from Silverstone!

"I used this frustration to be faster"

Flawless, unstoppable, call it what you want, Raul Fernandez put on a fantastic Sunday display at Silverstone, leading from start to finish. Fernandez became our 12th winner from the last 12 British GPs – bouncing back following a Sprint blunder. The #25 also claimed Aprilia’s third MotoGP win at the venue, creating special memories for Justin Marks and the Noale factory.

Fernandez: "The race was better than what we expected because from the first corner I was first and I started to manage the race. It’s true that when I saw Jorge that he was second and he caught me by three or four tenths, I said, I needed to push a little bit and get the gap again. It means that we did a really good job during the race. I think it was a perfect race.

"I think the Warm Up helped me to understand where the limit of the rear tyre was. This morning I was quite angry with myself when I pushed maybe too much.

"I used this frustration to be faster. So maybe it helped. Yesterday, one thing I was thinking about until the last moment was the medium rear. Also, yesterday there was a compromise that I didn’t really believe in at the last moment. So when I was in the Sprint, I was maybe frustrated and maybe for that reason I crashed yesterday."

"I’m already a World Champion"

Jorge Martin extended his Championship hold at Silverstone, stretching his lead to 31 points over teammate Bezzecchi. Following a Sprint win, it was P2 on Sunday for the 2024 World Champion as he completed a confidence-boosting weekend. Despite some Turn 1 drama, Martin remains happy with the result and sets his sights on winning once more.

Martin: "I think I was really compromised by the start. I was trying to keep first position, so I went into the first corner without braking. My rear device was stuck down, and I just lost a lot of positions. Then I tried to recover as fast as possible, but my strategy was compromised. When I was in second, Raul already had five seconds. I just tried to run my pace, and in some laps I saw the gap to him get a bit closer and closer, so I thought maybe he was going to drop, but he managed amazingly.

"I’m already a World Champion. I just want to keep winning. The leader or not, I don’t really care. What I want is to continue improving, continue improving my bike. I have full confidence in myself, full confidence in the team."

"Everything is a bit sore"

Last year’s British GP winner and the fighting fit Marco Bezzecchi left nothing on the table at Silverstone. Bezzecchi stood on the podium on both Saturday and Sunday, looking visibly tired after the weekend. Digging deep, the Italian star was sore after the race, attending the Press Conference with an ice pack as he thanked Aprilia for their efforts.

Bezzecchi: "I have to say that my team had a crucial role in this period because they’ve been super supportive with me and obviously my family, my friends, all the Academy. But really, my team did something amazing. This weekend in particular, because the work that they put in was unbelievable.

"The shoulder is painful, but it’s more the muscles around the shoulder, the neck, the back. Because when you have surgery, they work hard in your body. It’s a bit weird to explain. So, everything is a bit sore."

"It wasn't good enough"

It was a difficult end to the weekend for Ai Ogura (SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team), ending Sunday’s Grand Prix in the gravel trap for the first time this season. Ogura was running P7, looking to carry his Sprint podium form into Sunday; however, it wasn’t meant to be. The #79 walks away from the weekend with nine points scored, dropping to P3 in the overall standings.

Ogura: "This time Raul was really strong. When I saw his data after Warm Up this morning, I could see that it was definitely his day, and my target was to finish P3 or P4. But it wasn't good enough."

Describing the crash, Ogura added: "I had a bit more angle with the same amount of brake pressure."

"An optimistic result was top five"

Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) claimed P7 at the flag, ending a difficult weekend at the British GP. The #93 added a further 10 points to his Championship charge, sitting P4 in the standings – now just three points adrift from Ogura. 10 points and plenty to talk about, it’s clear that Marc Marquez will already be setting targets and redemption at Aragon.

Marc Marquez: "The bike was working good, the tyre was working good. Today I just couldn't find a way to be better, and that seventh position was something that, already in the papers, we can expect. An optimistic result was top five, but we couldn’t manage it, and we finished seventh.

"Today, I felt like it wasn’t possible to fight with the others. So I didn't fight. It's like this. I have fought enough during my career, and I will fight when I feel well. But if you don't feel well, I want to stay on the bike."

"There's nothing else I could have done"

The stars didn’t align for Cal Crutchlow (Castrol Honda LCR), with the British rider unable to find success at his home weekend. Crutchlow continues to fill in for the injured Johann Zarco at LCR, racing at Silverstone for the first time since 2021. Despite a crash in the Sprint and Grand Prix, Crutchlow managed to find some positives as he walks away from the weekend with his fastest time at Silverstone.

Crutchlow: "I'm not going to lie, I'm super disappointed. It wasn't the British Grand Prix that I would have hoped for. For me, for the team and for the people attending. But I gave my best. Over the weekend, I was competitive and fast. The fastest I've ever been around Silverstone.

"But again, we made progress this weekend. I didn't finish the race, which I'm disappointed with, as I said. But I go away from here with, let's say, good memories of, I believe, doing a good job up until the race. There's nothing else I could have done this weekend."