'I felt amazing' - Marco Bezzecchi wins Dutch sprint race, Brad Binder controversially denied podium place

Marco Bezzecchi continued his fantastic weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix after claiming his first sprint race victory at Assen and a first pole of the season. The Mooney rider took full advantage of his pole position after an excellent performance in qualifying, while the podium was completed by Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha. Ad Bezzecchi took his place in an all-Italian front row alongside Bagnaia and Luca Marini.

Despite a fine display from Bagnaia, the latter came in a disappointing eighth place. Grand Prix Netherlands'It’s a special place' — Bezzecchi takes pole at Dutch Grand Prix5 HOURS AGO However, the race was not without controversy after Red Bull’s Brad Binder was denied a podium finish and given a three-second lap penalty for exceeding track limits. Speaking to BT Sport after the race, Bezzecchi said: “I felt amazing today on the bike.

I started well, but I made a mistake on the first corner and I lost two places. “Fortunately, my pace was good to come back and I had a good fight with Brad and Pecco (Francesco Bagnaia). I'm very happy, I hope the fans enjoyed this race.

It's fantastic for me, so thanks to everybody.” ‘He did nothing wrong’ — Nakagami says Marquez not at fault for latest crash Martin boosts title hopes with breathless German Grand Prix victory Martin wins Sprint race in German Grand Prix at Sachsenring Bagnaia raced into an early lead ahead of Binder, while Bezzecchi was briefly pushed down into third ahead of making a huge charge forward to go past Binder. It was a race of supreme quality from Bezzecchi, who surged past Bagnaia and would increase his lead over the reigning world champion. Meanwhile, Q1 winner Johann Zarco endured a frustrating race after seeing both