Fourth place Aleix Espargaro declares ‘it was a tense day’

Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia RS-GP), 4th in the official classification Motorland Aragon Grand Prix In Arcanis, “It was a very tense day and I arrived at the box feeling a bit exhaustedAfter my two crashes on Friday, I knew I was fast, but I lost confidence, I didn’t feel comfortable and I didn’t want to crash again. That’s why it didn’t make the top 10.

“In FP4 I regained a little bit of confidence. I only had one bullet in qualifying and I knew I qualified well or had nothing to do with Ducati, so I ran a pretty decent lap. The three Ducatis are in a different world, and Fabio and I are going 10km/h on the straight, so 4th is fine,” he said with satisfaction.

“The course gave me the illusion that we were fighting for pole position, but when I looked at the level of Ducati…, we did not exceed 340, they exceeded 350. In addition, I had two crashes yesterday during a very tense ride, but with the race tires we turned things around, improved the bike and felt very good, Espargaro explains.

Regarding the incident with Fabio Di Giannantonio, he explained: “They were all waiting on the back straight, so there’s nothing more to say.” Then I sneaked in and tried to move away from the racing line, but I felt like “DiGia” sneaked in and annoyed him, but he was also off the racing line. and it came to naught.”

“Then I saw everyone waiting again so I stayed in the box I decided to hold on until the end and put in a clean lap, posting a 46.5. This is a very fast time. The Ducati here are very strong, but I also have a very good pace, so I will try it at full throttle.

Espargaro spoke of the possibility of racing, affirming:It’s getting close to the pace, but it’s also true that there is a lot of tire consumption here Due to its speed, the Ducati can afford to spend a little less during the acceleration phase. Because they have to use their heads because they can’t do it because they have high speed when they put the bike straight. Don’t abuse your tires at the start of the race. “

The Aprilia rider said at Motorland Aragón, “There are quite a few places to overtake, my bike is very stable under braking and I brake well with the front tire I use for the race, but I struggled in the morning. I was there,” he commented. It was too cold to put those tires on, so I’m not worried about the passing zone, but my concern is that the rear tires aren’t worn out.”