If there is one for whom this half-season has hints of a taste of unfinished business, that’s good. Aleix Espargaro. Because he feels his Aprilia well. A promising RS-GP from the winter tests and which, entering Qatar, equaled its best career result in MotoGP, i.e. sixth place. Then things got worse. With falls and two engine failures. Overall, Noale's opus and its pilot are only fourteenth overall. But Aleix promises us a hell of a second part of the season.
Three top 10s, but also four retirements, not to mention an early departure and therefore sanctioned in Italy, when a good result was possible. And there were also nine falls during testing. In short, with a little more success, there is no doubt that the RS-GP would have shown itself in a better light. Because she has the means: “ the results of this first part of the season are not good in terms of points scored » recognizes Pol's brother who works for KTM. “ But we experienced misfortunes with two mechanical breakdowns and racing incidents. ».
« Now we have also shown that we are fast, much faster than the competition expected. The good races will come and I am sure that we will experience satisfaction in the second part of the season. I am very happy to see that I am more competitive than I expected when signing. Last year it was hard for them to score points, and it's easier this year ».
Nevertheless, Aleix Espargaró could not do better than tenth during the German Grand Prix which announced the summer break. So how does he see his progress? “ I'm aiming for a podium before the end in Valencia. Going from tenth to the podium, it will obviously be complicated, but I was able to stay in the good group at Sachsenring, and in particular with the official Yamahas and Dovizioso ».
« My only goal will be this podium. I will no longer care about points or my place in the championship ". It will be recalled thatAleix Espargaró has been present in the MotoGP landscape since 2010. However, its best result was limited to a second place taken in the rain in Aragon in… 2014.
