At Aprilia, we are jubilant. And the Italian rumor is confirmed: Andrea Dovizioso will return to a MotoGP in 2021 after putting his career as a starting rider on hold for a year at the end of the 2020 season. From April 12 to 14, he will have to give up his motocross to find himself in Jerez on an RS-GP which impressed during the pre-season tests in Qatar. Aprilia has even already made its program for him…
Aprilia had difficulty finding pilots, and the latter even tended to flee. Although among the six manufacturers present in MotoGP, the Noale brand can only count on two drivers: Aleix Espargaró and the almost beginner Lorenzo Savadori. Then the 2021 RS-GP arrived. After a few turns of the wheels, the phone Massimo rivola started ringing again...
And from these conversations emerged the name ofAndrea Dovizioso who will try this machine Jerez from April 12 to 14. Sure Moto.it, the project manager Paolo Bonora does not hide his satisfaction: “ Dovizioso will test the latest evolution, the RS-GP 2021, approved by our official drivers, first in Jerez, then in Losail. Andrea will test with the 2021 bike. We are very happy with this possibility, its knowledge can be fundamental for us ».
Aprilia expects a strong contribution from the outset
« Dovi brings the experience of having raced with very important manufacturers. We have to grow and learn, any information he can give us between our bike and the others will be very important and a great help to us. Usually the first feelings are the ones that give you the most interesting data » the engineer finishes. And if Aprilia under surprise in 2021?
