Aprilia is having a great season in MotoGP, with its rider Aleix Espargaró able to challenge for the world title against crown holder Fabio Quartararo on his Yamaha. A game which will take place in nine rounds around the world and the Noale firm can hope to make it happen with an RS-GP which has proven to be fast and efficient everywhere. The Frenchman, leader by 21 points in the general classification, clearly identified this threat while the boss of the competition Massimo Rivola did the same, but for 2023…
Before talking about next year, let's stay on this season where fabio quartararo don't take the threat of Aprilia with Aleix Espargaró above lightly: “ Aleix Espargaró is the driver who currently impresses me the most. Because he has an “old school” riding style but is able to move his bike like today's young riders do ».
Aprilia is therefore in the fight but you also have to know how to prepare for what comes next. A successful operation by the Noale firm which will have a satellite team in 2023 with the Malaysian RNF banner Razlan Razali. The latter will thus close a period Yamaha who made his achievements in MotoGP, but not his reputation at Iwata, which he undoubtedly regrets the most.
Aprilia has “ a little afraid of KTM for the 2023 season«
In this structure, we should find Miguel Oliveira who will close the chapter KTM of his career, leaving room for Jack Miller who will end his era Ducati. A change which seems to work to the advantage of the Portuguese in view of the current results of the RS-GP compared to those of the RC16. But Massimo rivola surprisingly has another point of view.
The Italian, apparently well informed of what is happening in Mattighofen, declared on the airwaves of speedweek : " to be honest, I'm a little afraid of KTM for the 2023 season », admits the race director ofAprilia. " Because I think they will come with a great engine. I don't know engine designer Kurt Trieb personally, but I'm convinced he's planning something special. And KTM already has a great engine ". This is an opinion that will need to be remembered when the time comes…
