Aleix Espargaro: ‘Driving a motorcycle was a nightmare’

Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia RS-GP) admitted he was “sad” about the end of the championship after the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix this Sunday.although for him “others would say it’s a poor start to the championship”,

“PBut for us it was a nightmare. In summary, this bike is a near-year-round drive spectacle, a luxury, and now a bad dream.,I’m confused. No traction, no engine at all… a bad dream,” declared Aleix Espargaro at the Sepang circuit.

“Analyzing today’s classification, Ducati is ahead, but Fabio[Quartararo]had a good race and was third. A few he KTMs ahead of us and Suzuki Derins too… That’s the classification more or less, but we’ve taken a big step. I was commenting on it with Maverick (Viñales). Otherwise the team probably thought I wasn’t going that fast at these circuits and even I had my doubts, but that he won here in Australia. It went very slowly because the bike was stuck, had no traction and was very difficult. ”

“I am not stupid. I know it was very difficult to win the World Championship, but I wanted to fight with the results we got in the first half of this year. Damn it, now he’s in danger up to third place,” laments Aleix Espargaro.

“Next summer vacation, the two Aprilias will be at the forefront of the championship. There can be no doubt., but if it goes like this, you can’t look to the future. We need to look to the present and try to get the oil out. I’m sorry for what I’ve lost this year, but I made some mistakes this year; . This is unbelievable. In Europe he scored 60 points in four or five races, ”recalls the Aprilia rider.

“I don’t think even they really know what’s going on with Aprilia, but at least I think soIf they knew, they wouldn’t tell me, but I told them, obviously, right now we’re doing a massive analysis and we’re going to do a lot of research for the future next year. Valencia, but in order to have a good race and fight for the podium, two new bikes, a chassis, a swingarm, everything new is needed,” demands Aleix Espargaro.

“The year we’ve had has been crazy. One thing never spoils another. no one would have said that. I have almost 220 points. One race to go and we’re third in the world., ‘Pole’, I’ve won races, I’ve had a lot of podiums, the year we’ve achieved has been brutal and we’re competitive. It can be good or bad, but it’s never enough. I always have to ask for more, but I’m happy to continue at the same level as I was in the first half of this year, where I fought my best to the end. would have been .

“I am very proud of the whole Aprilia team, from the first mechanic to the last engineer to the president. Great teamwork with Maverick. Last week I read the statement from the test in Malaysia and said ‘teamwork, growth and bike improvement will be very important’. We did it and had an impressive year. It was too big for us, but I hope it helps us learn and expand on it in the future,” he commented on the season.

“I think it’s technical material wear and tear, I don’t know, but the bike doesn’t move at all. When I look at the race speed, I lose 18-20 km/h every lap. My motorcycle was a missile in the first half of the year,” says Espargaro.