Aleix Espargaró may be, at 33, the dean of the MotoGP field, but we should not count on him too much to show wisdom. Because the Aprilia rider since 2017 is what we call a character, for better and for worse. Thus, his “grinta” can lead him to do solid races that remain in the collective memory, like at Assen this season. But these bloodshed also put him in disadvantageous positions. Thus, when he dangerously attacks Johann Zarco coming out of the pits at the Red Bull Ring, or when he derides his team that he had recently praised to the skies...
It is precisely on the versatility of his moods towards the men in his box that comes Aleix Espargaró. As if he had remorse... So, when he was still in the running for the world title, the RS-GP driver proclaimed to anyone who would listen that, whatever happened, he would be happy with his journey in this campaign which revealed itself as not only its most beautiful since its beginnings in 2004, but also as its employer's most convincing Aprilia.
And then came the overseas races which paralyzed Noale's troops who made more and more mistakes. A succession of approximations which brought out the same Aleix Espargaro of its hinges. He notably mentioned thatAprilia was not yet a name to consider when playing for a world title. A frustration that extended into the Valencia test, which opened the 2023 offseason, and during which he was disappointed to find that he had nothing new to eat.
Aleix Espargaró: “in 2023, I think it will be easier"
Certainly, a possible World Champion, Aleix Espargaro went from possible runner-up before finally being ejected from the final podium and this is not the kind of assessment that arouses spontaneous enthusiasm. But all the same, 2022 will have been marked by six podiums taken by the number 41 after the 20 races in which he participated this year. And above all, there was this realization in Argentina. His first both for him and for the RS-GP projectAprilia. Good foundations to look forward to 2023. What the Spaniard recognizes: “ I think it will be easier. When you have higher motivation and higher expectations, and you know you can do it, because I showed it this year, everything is easier ».
In this dream of confectioners, Aleix Espargaró thus appears more relaxed, to the point of engaging in a form of self-criticism by expressing this sort of regret: “ perhaps I was too critical of the team during the last races, but that's what I felt at the time. Maybe it was a mistake to tell everyone and it was better to discuss it internally, but I am like that » comments the eldest I will espargaro on Todocircuito. See you now in 2023…
