MotoGP Misano-2 J2 Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia/11) attacks Dunlop: "their last evolution dates from 1992"

Each day is enough of its pain like its battle for Aleix Espargaró who always seems to be going to war these days. Initially, there was the question of security and as such he declared having discussed at length with Carmelo Ezpeleta before the latest measures were taken. He also attacked Kenan Sofuoglu about the aggressiveness of his drivers. He attacked the Austin route and did not welcome Darryn Binder. End of series ? Nay, it’s now Dunlop’s turn to take his place…

We don't know what activity will Aleix I will espargaro in Grand Prix when he has stopped his racing career, but what is certain is that he will be a committed person... So, he watched the Moto3 performances and Moto2 on the cold and wet track of Misano, and it did not escape him that the falls were legion... Which did not fail to provoke a reaction..." Believe me, we put a lot of pressure not only on Michelin, but also on Dunlop even if we don't use their tires. We put pressure on Dorna, because they are the ones who can put pressure on Dunlop »

The official Aprilia developed : " The feeling we MotoGP riders have is that the last time Dunlop improved a tire was in 1992. Tires and compounds are very harsh, and that's something they don't care about. I can understand that, because they are a single tire supplier and they don't have to fight. Michelin can make a lot of mistakes, but they work very hard, with each test they bring us two or three new compounds, a different carcass... they work hard ».

Aleix Espargaró issues an alert and makes no excuses

« In Moto2 and Moto3 this doesn't happen, that's why we press, it seems that their tires are very hard, they can do their best lap at the end of the race and that's not ideal, especially when it's cold like Today. We tried to push, but it's something we MotoGP riders can't do much about » alerts the teammate Maverick Vinales.

Aleix I will espargaro is also hard on himself. On his eleventh place on the starting grid, he analyzes: “ it was a very difficult day with difficult conditions for all drivers. I'm not disappointed, in the wet I did some good laps at the end of FP3 which allowed me to get into the top 10. In Q2 I have no excuses, I wasn't fast, it's true. We suffer here in the wet, and when it's cold like today the Aprilia doesn't have much grip. But I don't want to apologize, I wasn't fast enough. Overall I'm not disappointed, starting 11th it's not so bad, tomorrow the weather will improve and I will try to fight to get into the top 6 ».