Jorge Martin wins MotoGP British GP sprint as Aprilia dominates Ducati

Martin's return to form is the headline result, but the deeper story is what Aprilia's tyre temperature management means for the championship picture — Quartararo's observation that the RS-GP simply runs a cooler rear than anyone else points to a structural advantage, not just a circuit-specific one. Ducati's best hope, Alex Marquez, finished fourth and openly admitted there's no reason to expect a different outcome in the main race, which is a damaging admission when the riders who actually threaten Aprilia in the standings are finishing in the teens. Marc Marquez deploying his airbag from rear instability, and Bagnaia describing his day as 'no performance, no speed' after arm pump surgery, means Sunday's points damage could be severe for the Ducati title contenders. The one tactical footnote worth noting: Miller and Binder's decision to take the medium rear over the soft looks prescient given the widespread tyre carnage, and it's the kind of race-reading that separates experienced hands from the rest.