Aleix: “I don’t know if I ran so slowly and finished in 4th place.”

Aleix Espargaro admitted that it was “not a good race” due to repeated problems with the front tires and chattering at the front end this weekend as he had to settle in 4th place in the MotoGP test at Sakusen Ring. rice field.

“I didn’t expect to be in 4th place. I went to the grid with used tires, but as soon as I put on the new tires, I went out on the formation lap and the front tires started shaking. Because of the vibration, it’s sometimes new. Sometimes I do it, then it gets a little clean, and that’s it, but it’s vibrating the whole race, and I’m riding very slowly, “Aleix added.

“I’m really happy because I wasn’t able to close the trajectory or brake by running slowly, so I got a quarter of the points. It’s fast. That’s a shame. “.

Regarding tire issues, “Seven riders complained to the safety committee on Friday. Something happened to the car and so on. I don’t know exactly, but this weekend I rode four hard fronts. Today I think yesterday was the fastest in the third sector, which vibrated violently at very fast frequencies, was very strange and was very fast throughout the weekend. Curve “.

An Aprilia rider told a Michelin engineer that “the vibration was intense and we saw the typical frequency of chatting in telemetry.” “Actually, I don’t really care what they say, but I’m happy that the race is over and sometimes it’s easy to get to 10th place. In one lap, it looked like Augusto Fernandez was running in the Moto2 class. So I was surprised at 4th place, at least a few points, “he added.

Regarding the World Cup, Aleix Espargaro recognized it as “difficult”. The problem is not the point. 30 is nothing so not so many. If Fabio crashes and wins in Assen, he’s there, but the problem is that Fabio goes very fast in the race and has to be realistic today. If I had regular tires, my pace was the same as Zarco, 2nd or 3rd like Barcelona, ​​but Fabio brought us back 3 seconds. That’s the reality. “

“I don’t know what will happen because there are a lot of circuits left and the championship is long. I’ve seen thousands. Last year’s Fabio was great at the end, but the problem is he’s faster than me on Sunday. It means running. “, Lamented Aleix Espargaro.