‘There will come a time when you have to take risks’, confirms Alex Espargaro

The outlook is Aleix Espargaro The latest results, especially the final race in Aragon, saw him back on the podium after three months, and Fabio Quartararo’s zero saw him slash many points from the leaders, reaching 17 points in the last five races.

“The podium was good, it gave me motivation and I’m happy with my performance. I was sixth on a difficult circuit and I managed in Aragon this weekend after missing Q2 with two crashes. It wasn’t easy and it was great to be on the podium,” he recalled.

What concerns Aprilia’s weak point, braking after straights? This weekend, the Granollers man stressed: “It’s been a while since I raced here at Motegi, but it’s a course I like, and anything is possible. The weather doesn’t look like it’s going to get better, so I’ll do my best to adapt.” It’s going to be good and it’s going to be a tough weekend.”

Both Bagnaia and Quartararo have raced big bikes at Motegi only once, and he is more specialized. “It’s not that important, it’s not even a plus. I watched the 2019 race and Fabio’s race was very good. He was one second behind Marc in his rookie year. They also fought in the lower categories. We also think the bike has a new shell and new elements so it will be something completely new for everyone.

In response to the traditional question for the man from Aprilia, whether he feels pressured because it’s his first time playing a title, he said: I’ve been on the podium in every race and realized I had a chance to fight for this title till the end, so I started to feel the pressure. Whether I was playing or playing games, I spent time with my family – every moment of this year I will never forget in my life. I’m just trying to do what I’ve been doing since Qatar: don’t make mistakes, enjoy yourself and relax. ”

“Okay, it’s more fun to be a little confused. The last pre-event here was fun, but yes, MotoGP is MotoGP and anything can happen. For example, Fabio’s crash on the first lap in Aragon makes it He said, “He was leading the championship and fighting all the time in Aragon. Then he ran a very fast pace and fell during the race. So anything can happen. Try to relax and manage everything in the most positive way possible.” We’ll see what happens. I have a lot of new things to work on this weekend, I haven’t raced in Japan for a long time, the calendar has changed, the weather has changed, so I’m sure it will be fun.”

worldIn a huddle with the Spanish press highlighted by Alex He is “very patient and regular, but there will come a time when you have to take risks to win”. Because they brought me up to 50 points, we have to attack, but now we have to carry on the same way,” he explained.

Espargaro did not pay particular attention to the characteristics of the circuit. He said: “This circuit is a little bit …. Look how fast Fabio was in Austria. It’s the best for the tires and the situation. Motegi is a very special circuit and it rains so on Sunday The choice of rear tire is almost blind and with it tires make more of a difference than good or bad on a bike. Really a very tactical week.

“I don’t see any weaknesses in the red bike Ducati. I think Yamaha has the worst engine of the three, but Fabio has a lot of consistency and a lot of cornering and a lot of agility and that’s what I like about Yamaha. What I didn’t remember from is a lot of agility in turns, I think Fabio is the best in turns, Aprilia is neither, it’s neither the best nor the worst, stability under braking in high speed corners Excellent motorcycle, revs very well, probably better than the Ducati, the engine is worse than the Ducati, better than the Yamaha, in the middle, but the bike to beat now is the Ducati, by far the best I think it’s a bike from

Management of Bastianini by Ducati, key

“A month ago we all said that Ducati has an army of soldiers against Fabio and me. And now it seems that the enemy is at Ducati’s house. How they manage it Let’s see if it’s possible to be a champion, and it has to be managed, someone has to manage it from above. I think Fabio has the most to lose. He’s the leader. And he’s the world champion, ”claims the Aprilia rider.

a Fabio Quatararo During this part of the season, he said, “I didn’t see him touched, but he has to feel the pressure.” I feel like I have the worst bike out there…he has that feeling; the championship is going to be fun.”

The player from Granollers saw his regularity as one of the keys to the success of the Aprilia-Espargaro binomial. “Austria was actually one of the proudest weekends for me to come home, where I finished 6th, but I left very proud. Pecco has his 300 wins in races and he’s riding in my points. Those difficult days I had to know how to accept what happened to me, I couldn’t beat him that day and I had to come in 5th or 6th. I made two rooms. And when they couldn’t accept it, the people in front of them collapsed. ”

“My point at Misano is not that the bike is not working, it is me who is not working in Misano. It’s been shown.. That circuit has always cost me a lot of money.I don’t understand how to go fast there.What I want to say about the circuit is that today’s bikes are virtually It’s that it works well everywhere.In Australia the bike is at a higher level.It’s what we have here, but the difference isn’t huge,” he explained of his failure at the second Italian race.

For the rest of the season, Aleix Espargaro said he believes he will be quick at every circuit. “Maybe it’s the tie that I’m a bit more suspicious of and I don’t know why. There are two very long straights and the Ducati is a missile. Fabio who was behind me the whole time I couldn’t overtake you, you never know what could happen.”