Alex Espargaro reveals ‘Motegi incident’ settled at dinner in Tokyo

What happened in Motegi stays in Motegi. It was Aleix his Espargaro’s wise reaction to the human error he suffered at his Aprilia’s Japanese Grand Prix race last Sunday, and in fact he was in trouble against some of his rivals. Couldn’t score.We had a team dinner in Tokyo on Monday and the problem was solved

“I wasn’t angry, I was very sad because of what happened on Sunday. On Monday I took them all out to dinner in a very cool part of Tokyo and tried to normalize everything. They were so embarrassed and very sad.I didn’t want to do it.Okay, it was a mistake and we have to go on.I’m a leader so keep your head up.Anyone make a mistake. It could be offended and here I will try to recover the points.

He didn’t divulge much about the team meeting: “We were talking internally, we didn’t talk about there being a problem, but it won’t happen again. , see where we can improve and review the procedures it’s not I told them it’s human error it can happen and that’s how competition is Forget it and have a positive mindset for what’s next.

“I was upset after the race, not just because of the mistakes, but because of how the race went. It’s very strange that they[Quartararo, Bagnaia, Bastianini]normally fought in eighth place. It was an opportunity to cut. The point. But we never knew. 25 points is not that many. The level is very high. In the past, leaders could finish 3rd or 4th. You can get 10th place. Option.”

Alex Espargaro then admitted during a discussion with the Spanish press collected by Efe that he had no idea how Buriram’s ‘Chan Internacional’ circuit would turn out. “It’s very interesting what I’m trying to say, but I don’t know if I like this circuit and I don’t know how Aprilia will be,” he said.

“I have very few memories of when we were here. I’m going,” continued the Aprilia man.

“Look, I’m positive, but I already know in the first practice that the bike doesn’t work well so I have to be patient, but in Japan I was surprised because I’ve never been competitive in dry conditions. “Aprilia was one of the more difficult circuits for us, and we finished the first day in the dry in fourth place, so I’m confident, but we know it won’t work out in the first practice,” admitted Aleix Espargaro. .

And considering the heavy rains in the Buriram region and across Thailand, Aleix Espargaro explained: I think it will help us for the championship and we have very little to lose. In the wet I think he’s faster than Pecco and Fabio and racing in the rain would be good for the championship.”

“We will remove the umbrella and the transparent visor. In the current situation in the championship, I think the more troubles the better,” emphasized the Aprilia rider.