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It hasn ’ t only been about the Ajo duo , however . Marco Bezzecchi sits third overall after a consistent campaign to date . Bezzecchi stepped up in the past four races , challenging for victory in two of them and should be a consistent challenger toward the end of the year . Sam Lowes started the year on fire , racking up back-to-back victories in Qatar and a fine third place at Jerez . But crashes have been costly , with the Briton falling out of victory contention at Portimao , Le Mans , Mugello and Aragon .
Augusto Fernandez has put a decent recovery job together , after suffering falls in three consecutive races at Jerez , Le Mans and Mugello . But a strong recent run , that included four third place finishes , show that he has gradually returned to his best form for the Marc VDS team .
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