At Aprilia, we had already noticed the phenomenon and even more so with the rise of Maverick Viñales in the box. These two days of testing in Misano with a view to 2023 were therefore only a validation of an acquired principle and which will now have to be assumed in Noale. What is it about ? Due to the fact that Aleix Espargaró's RS-GP cannot be the same as Maverick Viñales's and vice versa. It remains to be seen which version will be made available to the RNF satellite team. A situation which will not fail to raise awareness of Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira…
The Aprilia RS-GP is undoubtedly this season's revelation in terms of technical prowess. Already, last year, she had made it clear that she had exhausted her stock of black bread and that we would have to count on her. But in 2022, she hits the screen with her veteran Aleix Espargaró. Because the Spaniard, third in the championship since the last San Marino Grand Prix, has since Dovizioso's retirement the eldest on the MotoGP starting grid…
However, since the Sachsenring, his teammate Maverick Vinales takes up more and more space in the box of the Noale brand. And the Top Gun will not stop there, since, within the second Italian team involved in MotoGP, we have validated the principle of two distinct developments on the same bike...
Public chat GP One, we thus read the confidence of the man of technology, Roman Albesian : " we must follow the directions of the two pilots. Today we had confirmation that Aleix and Maverick have different needs regarding the chassis components and, therefore, we will have to evaluate different solutions. We can't go in one direction, but we need to do two different types of development ". But he immediately reassures: “ for us it's not a problem ».
Aprilia is firing on all cylinders
This will nevertheless be monitored, and in particular the impact on the RNF satellite team, as well as on the delta of performances between the two official drivers in the factory team, as their RS-GP continues independently on its path... A Misano, the same Albesian described the work accomplished as follows: “ we worked on the development of the new chassis. It's not the one for 2023, but it has components that we'll see next season. Aside from that, there was also aerodynamics to focus on ».
He specifies : " From a chassis point of view, as well as with regard to aerodynamics and electronics, nothing in particular will change for 2023. We will see the new RS-GP next year at Sepang. We are just testing a few parts, section by section... Obviously the engine is one of the crucial aspects and we are already planning tests, in order to anticipate different operations ". And he ends: “ we are working to have more dynamism in acceleration. This is one of the objectives, but without affecting the internal components of the engine ". See you now in Aragon from September 18 for the rest of this exciting season…
