We know that Aleix Espargaro is a driver with a big heart. Also, he could not help but react to the early formalization of theousting of Sam Lowes from the Aprilia team at the end of the year, for the benefit of Scott Redding.
In this he joins Cal Crutchlow, even if the words of the Spanish pilot, being himself an Aprilia pilot, are necessarily much more measured than the much more direct ones of Cal Crutchlow...
Alex Espargaro: “It's very difficult to be competitive in your first year in MotoGP, especially if you don't have a Yamaha Tech3. Maverick had a lot of problems in the first year, but in the last year (at Suzuki) he won with a bike that was not fit to win, and he got on the podium several times. If you look at what Iannone is doing with this bike, it gives you an idea of the level of Maverick. And despite that, he struggled a lot in the first year, so imagine how difficult this season is (for Sam Lowes). »
“I also understand Aprilia's position, it's a factory team and you want to have both bikes as high as possible. It's not easy, but I think Sam needed more time. If I was the manager, I would have given it to him. »
The manager is called Romano Albesiano and is the boss of Aleix Espargaro…
Source: Motorcycling
