It is a Honda factory orphaned by its great champion Marc Marquez who presents himself for the third Grand Prix of the season which is that of Argentina. A crisis situation that Pol Espargaró knows only too well and that is why he does not want to endure it. Before beginning hostilities at Termas de Rio Hondo, he authoritatively closes the painful parenthesis of Mandalika to remember that in Qatar, everything was promising. And it is this version of the RC213V that he wants to have in South America.
Pol Espargaro hopes to put the poor results of the Indonesian Grand Prix in this Argentinian deadline which returns to the calendar MotoGP after two years of absence due to the health crisis. It will also be the first year that the Spaniard will compete on the Termas de Rio Hondo track as a driver Repsol Honda.
Pol Espargaró had a solid start to the season, leading 17 laps in Qatar Grand Prix and finishing on the podium in third position. However, problems dominated, particularly in terms of adaptation to the tires during the Indonesian Grand Prix, and the results did not follow. The 2 Moto2013 World Champion remains motivated and eager to show his pace again. To date, the best position of the youngest brother I will espargaro is a sixth place, which he hopes to improve this year.
Pol Espargaro: “ the goal is to have a weekend like the one in Qatar«
“I’m looking forward to getting our season back on track after a difficult weekend in Indonesia” said Pol Espargaro. " What happened in Indonesia is a thing of the past and now we focus on the future. We are close to the top of the championship and the aim is to have a weekend like the one in Qatar. In the past I have had consistent results in Argentina and we know what the Honda can do this year. It’s time to continue working and show our potential”, he concluded. It will be recalled that Marc Márquez will miss this Argentine Grand Prix, because of his diplopia. However, he will be replaced by the test pilot Stefan bradl.
