Aleix Espargaró is haunted by this question: what happened at Aprilia during the overseas campaign? The question is currently unanswered and this is all the more distressing to Aleix Espargaró, the spearhead of the Noale factory this year, that from being a contender for the title by leaving Europe in Aragon, he has deteriorated returning to the Old Continent via Valencia as a simple defender of a final third place which Enea Bastianini is eyeing with avidity on his Ducati. But how, in fact, did Massimo Rivola’s men get there?
The mystery must be elucidated and what seems acquired according to the boss's initial expertise Rivola, is that its two pilots have nothing to do with it. There will therefore be internal investigations to explain this decline at the most crucial moment of the season. So much so that the title race was lost between Motegi and Sepang, via Buriram and Phillip Island. Four Grands Prix which only brought in 18 points and which were marked not only by poor performances but also by blunders in the box…
Aleix Espargaró, for his part, gets lost in conjectures: “ Maverick Viñales was also far from being the best, we didn't have our level and it's strange because in Europe we made ten podiums together in twelve races he analyzes. " During the last races, we were always outside the top 10 and we need to understand what happened ».
Aleix Espargaró: “ I'm sorry to end the season at this low level, far from our best version and without having an explanation«
He adds : " the bike wasn't working at all, I was losing around 18-20 km/h in all laps, whereas it was a missile in the first part of the year. Braking is still good, the bike does not turn and above all we have no traction ". A waking nightmare from which he hopes to escape in the der de Valence: “ I hope things will change in Valencia » worries the dean of the set MotoGP à 33 years.
« We're going to analyze everything correctly, we don't know what's going on. The level is much lower over the last four races, we are going to do a reset, a new and light bike, we will be competitive again. We hope to finish the season as we deserve, we had an impressive championship » underlined the Granollers pilot. “ So we deserve the summit ».
He finishes : " it was an impressive year, we were lucky to win this World Championship. But finally, Pecco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo are faster than us, their teams have more experience. But I'm sorry to end the season at this low level, far from our best version and without having an explanation. I am very sad ».
