MotoGP, Aleix Espargaró and his terrible mistake in Catalonia: “I was very ashamed”

Aleix Espargaró was the guest on Tuesday on the show presented by Pablo Motos. The driver remembered last Sunday's mistake in Catalonia, took a quick look at his career and took the opportunity to send encouragement to Marc Márquez. The Aprilia rider visited the set of 'El Hormiguero' for the first time, where he spoke about how the championship is currently being experienced. Aleix Espargaró is now second in the World Championship with 9 races completed and 11 still to go before the end of this season. The native of Granollers currently has 125 points and is 22 points behind the leader, Fabio Quartararo.

by Mar Fucho Gonzalez de Motosan

The show's host, Pablo Motos, started the show by asking Aleix about the mistake he made on Sunday during the Catalan Grand Prix, when he thought the race was over and he There was still one lap to go. “ It was a really big mistake. I don't know if it was because it was the home Grand Prix and I was very focused, but I didn't see the sign that they put us at 350 kilometers per hour with all the information and I lost the podium. I'm going to try today not to leave before the end of the show and to be more focused », Comments the '41' with a laugh.

« I'm 32 years old and I've been in the World Championship for 16 seasons. I fell, I was injured, my engine broke, but something like that has never happened to me. I had a really bad time because I finished second in front of my people and bowed out when there was still one lap left… I started crying and had a really bad time, I was very embarrassed ". The Catalan admits that “ These are mistakes, we are human, these are things that can happen, but when it happens it makes me very angry. I have a human team around me, but neither my two twins who were in the box, my two little ones, nor anyone else consoled me. It was a sea of ​​tears ", recognize Aleix Espargaró after seeing in 'El Hormiguero' the images of his terrible mistake.

Aleix Espargaró explains to Pablo Motos how he usually celebrates his triumphs after admitting that he doesn't drink alcohol: “ I like to party with my team, and then I like to go home and have pizza or sushi, dinner with my kids and with my wife. I'm a bit of a boring guy about it ».

Aleix Espargaró: the championship? It’s a dream that’s starting to come true.

Saturday, Aleix Espargaró signed the fastest lap ever achieved on the Montmeló circuit (1'38.742). “ I was excited because it's my home track and I'm proud to say that on this track I'm the fastest in the world », Underlines Tuesday's guest, who specifies his aspirations in the MotoGP World Championship. “ It's a dream that's starting to come true. All my life I dreamed of winning a title and this year I'm living a dream that's becoming more and more real ».

Espargaró took his first victory at the Argentine Grand Prix on April 23. “ I spent the whole race focused and didn't think much, but during the last half lap my whole body was shaking, I won and I remember the feeling of great happiness and having a weight lifted off my shoulders because my career as a pilot was very strange, all the pilots they earn more than young ones “, he says. Aleix remembers the moment of the party with his wife with emotion: “ I did a FaceTime, I talked with her and I remember telling her 'we did it, we did it, we did it'. And I couldn't say anything more to him because tears were flowing from my eyes and his too. It was a very beautiful moment »

This entire character is a strength, but also a weakness. He says : " I regret it a little, I was wrong and I'm sorry. Looking back, now that I'm calmer, I feel bad because I was given an image of myself that isn't true. I never disrespected anyone ". He doesn't mention any names in particular, but he's probably referring to the verbal rants with Alex et Marc Marquez, to name only the most recent ones, which would have waited in its wake to save time. “ I always say what I think and sometimes it makes me black or white, or they love you or they hate you. If I have so many people who like me, so many followers despite my few successes, it's because I have always been transparent ».