Marco Bezzecchi takes Misano MotoGP pole with lap record

Bezzecchi beating Marquez to pole is the detail that matters here — Marquez on a factory Ducati is the benchmark everyone is chasing, and a privateer-adjacent rider outqualifying him at a track where pace is everything tells you something about where Bezzecchi's form is right now. Smashing the lap record adds weight to it; this wasn't a fortunate gap in traffic or a rivals' mistake, it was a genuinely fast lap. For a rider who has had an inconsistent season, a pole of this quality is a reminder of what he's capable of when everything clicks.