The Qatar podium is definitely a distant memory for Pol Espargaró who then fell from Charybdis to Scylla on the handlebars of his Honda. As if the technical problems and those inherent in piloting this RC213V, certainly new but still not easy to handle, were not enough, Aleix's younger brother suffered health problems for three days in Texas. What's more, he saw his teammate Marc Marquez evolve once again on another planet. Which is not good news as contracts are being negotiated with a view to 2023…
Pol Espargaro finished this Grand Prix of the Americas exhausted, at the end of which he made a point of bringing home two points. He recounts his real suffering during 20 grueling laps: “ it was so hard! I feel completely exhausted “, declared the Spaniard. “ I felt bad because I was pretty helpless afterwards intestinal infection which has been tormenting me since Friday morning. This was one of the most difficult MotoGP races I have experienced so far. With ten laps still to go, I thought about giving up. But I was in the points and I wanted to finish the race ».
Pol Espargaro: “ in Austin, Marc Marquez showed our true potential«
Regarding the course of the race, Pol said: “ I was very slow. I barely made the first turn. It was almost impossible for me to change direction there. Fortunately we are going home now and I can regenerate a little before the races in Europe ". He specifies : " the bike has more performance now. We got off to a great start in Qatar. Then we had a tire problem in Indonesia. In Argentina, I was fighting for the podium but I fell. We could be in a much better position ". And he ends: “ the bike performs very well, but we are unlucky at the start of the season. In Austin, Marc Marquez showed our true potentialL ".
We will recall that the eight-time World Champion moved up 18 places after a flight thwarted by an electronic problem which relegated him to last at the first turn. On arrival at Austin, the youngest brother I will espargaro were 18 seconds behind the winner Enea Bastianini and his Gresini Ducati.
Results of the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin:
Classification credit: MotoGP.com
