The reunion in the MotoGP paddock promises to be particularly lively at Le Mans where meetings are promised to discuss the events experienced during the last meeting in Spain. In fact, Jerez may have been the straw that broke the camel's back that has been filling since the advent of the FIM stewards' panel chaired by Freddie Spencer, responsible for sanctioning bad behavior on the track. A container which has filled up even more quickly since the advent of the new format, with its Sprint race, multiplying the potential cases of incidents on the track in a meeting which naturally puts nerves on edge. During the French Grand Prix, meetings between drivers and officials are planned. But between the drivers, things also get heated. Thus, Aleix Espargaró says he is waiting for Marc Marquez to return firmly to tell him what he is doing…
Will Sarthe be a land of score-settling or summary next weekend, as part of the French Grand Prix? We don't know, but what is certain is that since Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, the paddock is a powder keg. Between the officials and the drivers regarding the sanctions to be applied on the track, there has always been friction on the line, but since Jerez the connection is lost. Including with the bosses, as we could see with the comments coming from the box Yamaha .
A meeting between all these beautiful people will take place, but the return of Marc Marquez who is for the moment the only one to have made the biggest mistake on the track since Portimao, without having had to suffer the slightest sanction. It will be recalled that it is currently suspended, after an appeal lodged by Honda for formal defect in its initial meaning. There is a real risk of seeing Marc Marquez ultimately unpunished while, since him, other pilots have had to serve sentences that they consider unjust. Which should not relax the general atmosphere...
Aleix Espargaró: “ I will face Marc Marquez for better or for worse »
Meanwhile, Aleix Espargaró sparks next to the powder keg... Because the official Aprilia wants to handle the case Marc Marquez the old fashioned way, or with a face to face… Su AS we read of him thus: “ I don't want to accuse Marc Marquez, but be honest and face him. I'll face him, for better or for worse ».
In the absence of the pilot Honda, there were dangerous contacts and racing accidents, but Aleix Espargaro dismisses what could be the defense of the eight-time world champion to recall the statistics… “ How many contacts did Marc make and how many did the other twenty drivers make? Of course, this can happen to anyone. But how many times has this happened to him and how many times to me or Pecco? ».
« What I say is nothing personal “, he continues. “ For me, it was a preventable accident and there could have been much more serious consequences. ». Most Aleix Espargaró is not only aimed at Marc Marquez... " Everyone is asking for sanctions for Nakagami, but with Marc they don't dare... If we ask Fabio Quartararo and Pecco Bagnaia about Marc their answers are 'well yeah...' ". In other words, falling short shortcut on Nakagami and say nothing about Marc Marquez, it shows guilty cowardice.
Aleix Espargaró finished : " I'm not mean. In the past I had arguments with Petrucci or Bezzecchi, but we put it all behind us. When you judge an action, you only judge this action and that's it... I didn't speak of him in bad terms. For me in Portimao the action was very harsh and deserved a bigger penalty than what they offered ". A sanction that may never even be applied…
