Aleix Espargaró never stopped dwelling on his disappointment at seeing his Aprilia vegetating as it was, without the slightest significant development which nevertheless made his employer angry, promising a revolutionary follow-up to the project. He was even beginning to foresee a retirement as a good father. But the pilot woke up in Aragón, track from which he left on Saturday with a fifth time which puts him in the same place on the starting grid. So, for the race to follow, he intends to give everything...
Aleix Espargaró will have nothing to lose on Sunday in this Aragon Grand Prix which will be tackled from its best place on the starting grid for a long time. The Spaniard did not miss his performance in front of his audience and he could even have afforded the luxury of dominating all the Ducati. Only that of Miller resisted him. The Australian is right in front of him, on a second row which whets his appetite…
« I said before the weekend that I would do my best " said Aleix Espargaró after the MotoGP qualifying in Aragón. Note, in passing, that it is positioned in front Valentino Rossi.
« The team needs a good result to get a positive boost » declared the Spaniard. “ Everyone at Aprilia is suffering, we are not having a good year. For the atmosphere in the team, it would be very good if we could get a good result before the races abroad. »
What a result for Aprilia! 👏@AleixEspargaro qualifies a fantastic fifth, with team-mate @ andreaiannone29 a season's best of 11th! 😎#AragonGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/AQsVK5E3I1
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 21, 2019
« I was quite fast in my first attempt in qualifying, with the second new tire I was behind Viñales. Before I started my fast lap, Márquez passed me. I told myself I wouldn't have the chance to follow him, he's in his own world this weekend. But I could follow him, I managed a perfect lap. Only on the straights did I lose a lot on him, he already had a lot of traction and much better acceleration. We are 7/10 seconds behind him, we can be proud » rejoices Aleix who regrets a brother Pol who fractured his left wrist, and who will therefore be forfeited on his KTM »
What would a successful race look like for a teammate? Iannone decent eleventh? « We have nothing to lose. It's been a terrible season so far and I'm hoping for a good race. The most important thing for me was that I only saw smiling faces when I returned to the pits. We urgently needed this type of result. Everyone in the team is working hard, but the good results haven't come yet. »
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