Aleix Espargaró and Aprilia will renew their contract until the 2024 MotoGP season. Maverick Viñales will need more time.
About Luigi Ciamburro de Motoracing
Sunday evening there was a festive air in the garage Aprilia after the third podium ofAleix Espargaro in this MotoGP season. The Noale manufacturer is losing concessions, but can dream big with third place in the world rankings for its “Colonel” from Granollers. Little by little the RS-GP is getting closer to its direct rivals Yamaha, Honda and Ducati, and sometimes overtaking them. Thanks also to the work done by the CEO Massimo rivola who was able to reorganize the group, insert the necessary engineering figures into the team and into the factory. Now is the time to reap the rewards and sow for an even more glorious future.
Seven points separate Aleix Espargaró de
fabio quartararo, before the next stage at Le Mans in a week. The dream continues.
« Aleix brings us a championship that exceeds our expectations, but we remain very realistic, with our feet on the ground. ", told Massimo rivola at 'Marca'. “
We know that we are having a good time overall as a team and, above all, for the rider, who manages to do incredible things on the bike, which seems to be an extension of himself. »
The contracts of Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales
The manager ofAprilia don't forget his past in Formula 1, where he brought his experience to the Noale manufacturer. But now there is also the chapter of the contract on the table, that of the two drivers expiring at the end of the year. The victory in Argentina and the podiums in Qatar and Spain remove any margin of doubt about Aleix I will espargaro : " renewal will certainly come, he is our captain, he has brought Aprilia this far and it is good that he continues with us. In an army, he would have been at least the colonel. »
It will take a few more weeks to reach an agreement with Maverick Vinales. " It takes time. We have time for him, he’s the one who doesn’t give himself time and that's something he needs to understand. He doesn't have to adjust much, just adjust the performance in FP3 " highlighted Massimo rivola. " At Jerez, for example, he failed to reach Q2 for a number of unfortunate reasons, such as the fact that he tripped over several yellow flags and was only able to complete one lap at full throttle. But, little by little, he will get there. »
