Alberto Puig is the type who is rather stingy with compliments so much so that when he slips one in, and what's more for a competitive driver, it's a sort of small event in itself. The representative of a Honda factory which has a lot of worries at the moment thus consoled himself for his misfortunes by watching in Assen this comeback of Aleix Espargaró on his Aprilia, which escaped no one. A performance which will be archived to be shown to those who think that we can no longer overtake in MotoGP and which was so entertaining that it woke up the rider that was in his time Alberto Puig...
On the media AS, we find the spontaneous reaction of a Alberto Puig who remembers the heroic charge ofAleix Espargaro during the last Dutch Grand Prix. It will be recalled that the pilot Aprilia had been forced to go off the track at the start of the event after fabio quartararo, in a failed attack, fell under its wheels. He was second then, and he managed to stay on his RS-GP to join the race fifteenth.
What followed was a festival of overtaking in a MotoGP where some assure that this type of maneuver is no longer possible with today's machines clad in fins and both mechanical and electronic aids. A representation that the one who is second in championnat, and since then 21 points from the same fabio quartararo, brilliantly closed in fourth place, giving the account to Brad Binder and to Jack Miller in the same action before the chicane and the checkered flag, as a finale.
Alberto Puig: “ it was the best race I have seen from him, because he was far superior to the others«
Enough to raise the crowds and even more since Alberto Puig was himself under the spell… “ Aleix had a fantastic race. It was the best race I have seen from him, as he was far superior to the others ". The team manager Repsol Honda even paid a compliment to Aprilia : " the truth is that they also made a fantastic motorcycle, because the way he braked and launched it with such security is not normal. His understanding of this bike is very high and it allows him to do things and reach limits with the confidence that he can do it ».
And he continued: “ there have been races like these in the past, because we saw Marc Marquez and other very good guys like Doohan coming, who made comebacks with determination, and what Aleix did was brutal. The icing on the cake would have been to have done a few more laps and get on the podium, but he, as a driver, is going to benefit a lot inside for a long time ».
When asked if Aleix Espargaró had put on the suit Marc Marquez during this Dutch Grand Prix, he has answered : " I don't know if he's dressed as Marc Marquez, but good for him. He can be very satisfied ". He finishes : " he is capable of fighting for the championship. Two years ago, I wouldn't have believed it, but the bike has evolved very quickly in a very short time and Aleix has taken an important step in terms of riding. In racing, things don't happen by chance ". And to remember this feat, here it is on video.
