The boss of the troops at Suzuki Davide Brivio never misses an opportunity to point out that if his current driver Aleix Espargaro has never been an option in the constitution of the team for the next seasons, it is because he has not the required level. However, at Motegi, Pol's older brother did not need to be asked to dominate his teammate Vinales during practice, of whom we think the greatest good, before giving up his arms for less than a second in the race.
This fourth final place achieved from his sixth qualifying position is the Spaniard's best result of the year. Not bad, but Aleix has a taste of unfinished business by failing so close to a podium that his young and talented partner whispered to him: “ I'm disappointed with the end result because I expected a little better. For the first time this year, I was able to stay quite close to the race lead, while fighting for the podium. It's a shame, I was almost there. I tried everything but finally got fourth place ».
He details: “ I got off to a good start but at the start I couldn't keep up with the Yamahas. Then I was able to keep up with Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. I'm satisfied with it, because it's the first time this year that I've succeeded. I felt better and better with my front tire but I probably heated the rear a little too much. Towards the end of the race, I no longer had traction and I couldn't attack as I wanted. But we made progress with the front because I could drive aggressively ».
« I'm happy that the next race will take place next weekend. We will try to stay focused to continue our momentum. I will do my best to get on the podium before I leave Suzuki. One thing is certain, the GSX-RR has made big progress. We are no longer far from having one of the best bikes in the field. Yamaha, Ducati and Honda are still a little better in some areas, but overall the Suzuki is already very close. Maverick's results demonstrated this. He couldn't have gotten them without a good motorcycle ».
