Pol Espargaró fell back into depression at the finish of an Aragon Grand Prix which he endured from start to finish. Silverstone will therefore only have been a lull due to cool track conditions. Because as soon as the asphalt heats up, Marc Marquez's teammate sees his performance melt away. And morale is even lower as this weekend, in Misano, summer conditions are promised...
Pol Espargaro had not qualified so badly with an eighth place on the starting grid, thus confirming his progress on a timed lap. But with a track at more than 40°, the new arrival at Repsol Honda quickly fell into line. 11th at the end of the first lap, he then suffered the race, and all the more so because, right in front, his teammate Marc Marquez played for victory against the Ducati de bagnaia. When taking stock of this looseness, the youngest of I will espargaro didn’t beat around the bush: “ I really suffer more. We saw that I was not up to standard. The bike, in these conditions, does not give me what I need, the conditions are complicated ».
And he even adds, as if to sublimate the flagellation: “ if I was Honda… I don't know what I would do, because Marc Marquez fought to win and I finished 20 seconds behind. Ultimately, I'm myself, I have to improve in these situations, not Honda, who almost finished on the top of the podium. I have to be better and faster ". He finds a moment in his self-pity to explain his sensations on the RC213V in hot, sunny weather: “ I feel like the bike is floating all the time, and in these conditions, I don't know how to react ».
Pol Espargaro: “I get into a loop of failures and errors”
« When these problems start, I feel a little trapped, I get into a loop of failures and errors, of lengths, the front steering closes, I lose rear traction when entering the corner... I don't know how act in these situations, but there is nothing else to do. Marc had a good race, we have the best data to analyze it, I will try to be better next weekend » he said. But at Misano, it will not be winter weather that will welcome the MotoGP… “ I sincerely hope we have a hold there. I don't need the same grip as at Silverstone, but something similar, yes, not like here. I can have a good weekend with more grip and traction ».
He adds : " the Misano test will be a good thing. This year we only had four days of preseason, and I didn't have time to learn many things or understand situations like this. Maybe in Misano if it's really hot I can play with different things and understand the situation a little better, but it's difficult. I have the impression that this is something that will not change overnight in a test, because in Aragon the difference with my partner was huge, while in qualifying it was closer. I understand what's happening, and there's still nothing I can do to be faster. It's painful ».
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