Pol Espargaró is the spearhead of the KTM team. This third season riding the RC16 is that of confirmation for the Spaniard who has firmly established himself in the top 10 of the MotoGP hierarchy, when he is not knocking on the door of the top 5. The fact remains that he is there The exception which confirms a rule that life is not simple under the orange tunic. Johann Zarco is the demonstration of this. But his teammate defends him…
If we look at the championship standings after seven races, the distance between Pol Espargaro et Johann zarco is much larger than that which separates them in the box KTM. And for good reason: They are neighbors! A situation that we know is complicated for the Frenchman who must find the sense of walking on a motorcycle that has upset all his bearings.
A complicated moment that Pol Espargaro understand. Better still, the younger of a brother Aleix who officiates at Aprilia, provides his support and dedicates all his encouragement to his stablemate: “ we have to remember that last year he was on pole position at Le Mans “, he remembers. “ What he needs is just time, he's a super talented driver and a really good guy ».
I will espargaro keep on going : " his work helps me achieve my current results, I can check his data, I see what he is doing. Even if his results are not there yet, he is doing good things that I can learn from and, sooner or later, it will pay off for him too ».
« On Sunday things don't go as planned for him, but he helps us all, it's a question of time, he has great talent, he was still on the podium a few races ago » finishes Pol.
