Barely there provisional list of 2021 MotoGP riders was it published jointly by the FIM and Dorna thatAprilia a press release was released to explain the situation of the Noale team in search of a replacement for Andrea Iannone.
After his recent sentence to four years of suspension, a lot of rumors have been circulating lately about the rider who could take the Italian's place at the helm of the second RS-GP alongsideAlex Espargaro.
At the moment, this is occupied by Lorenzo Savadori, but we also talked about Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Joe Roberts and even Chaz Davies.
Ultimately, this will not be the case, at least for the moment, because Aprilia has decided to kick in and wait for the end of winter testing to finalize the composition of its 2021 MotoGP team.
Massimo rivola explains with a certain frankness: “It’s no secret we offered an opportunity to three young drivers. We thought that our project could be very interesting for young talents. But they didn't yet feel ready for the big leap. At the same time, the teams they signed up for for the 2021 season preferred to keep them. We recognize that it is justified and respect their decision. We prefer to continue with our pilots rather than choosing solutions that are still open but which do not completely convince us.
Even in the difficult conditions of this season, particularly penalizing for a first project, the bike has improved a lot and has greatly reduces gaps both in racing and during testing on virtually all circuits. Aleix finished with a crescendo and, again yesterday, he took part in the race with the times of the best. Lorenzo has also shown significant progress in just three races, and we know we can count on Bradley's professionalism and experience. Aleix will obviously be our attacker. The second driver, and therefore the role of tester, will be decided at the end of the winter testing program. »
