Every Grand Prix driver dreams of making history through the front door. Some, like Marc Márquez, pile up the records, each more mind-blowing than the other.
On the other hand, there are some that it is better not to try to seek out.
No introduction Aleix Espargaró. The Spaniard is a pillar of the world motorcycle speed championship, regularly present in the premier category since 2012. During his extensive career, he rode many different but often poorly performing motorcycles. Between the Ducatis of the early 2010s, the ART et Forward, on behalf of the CRT championship, he was not often spoiled.
However, no one can deny his talent as a director. With Randy de Puniet – among other things – he put Suzuki back on the map in 2015, resulting in the firm's first pole since their return, in Catalonia. After being abruptly removed from the team at the end of 2016, he found nothing better thanAprilia in drop point.
Everyone agrees thatI will espargaro is a pilot apart. Regardless of the mount, he managed to put himself forward and even managed to annoy the leaders on very poorly performing machines. Unfortunately, it is approaching a record that we thought was untouchable.
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With 196 starts without a victory, Colin Edwards certainly did not think he would be caught. Aleix Espargaró is only 23 races without success before overtaking the American, a little more than a season! Even more improbable statistic for a very serious driver like Aleix: The latter has never climbed to the highest step of the podium in 16 years of career.
At this rate and imagining that the Catalan participates in the 2021 season, provided that the latter takes place normally, he could well overtake him in Qatar. Taking a step back, the ranking of Colin Edwards impresses: Yes
Aleix Espargaró has never known teams in a position to play for victory, " Texas Tornado » was a teammate of Valentino Rossi during three seasons at Yamaha.
If we delve a little further into the classification, it is possible to find Alvaro Bautista in third place (158 starts) and Randy De Puniet
in his heels (140 starts). In the top 10 are two current drivers: Bradley Smith in 9th place (116 starts) and Pol Espargaro 10th (112 starts).
Although we are fond of statistics and figures, we must not forget the talent of all these pilots who give their body and soul to achieve their objectives. The drivers on this list are very popular with fans and will leave their mark in history whatever happens.
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