Among the Espargaró, it is not necessarily the most anticipated signing which is now official. No, between Pol and Honda, nothing is initialed even if everything seems to be said. On the other hand, the older brother Aleix has put the gas to ensure his future on an RS-GP on which Danilo Petrucci is now also eyeing. For Noale's second moto, it will therefore be a duel between Italians, arbitrated by the sports court which must make an appeal on the doping case of Joe the Maniac...
Between Aleix Espargaró et Aprilia, it’s an adventure that will continue until 2022. Under the awning Gresini or not, since the manufacturer ultimately aims to dismantle its own structure. As for the Spaniard, he is on the verge of seeing his wish granted: that of ending his career with Aprilia, which he joined in 2017.
« I am very happy with this confirmation. The human aspect is very important to me and in four seasons Aprilia has become my second family and with this contract, which is undoubtedly the most important of my career, they have shown me that they are at the center of this project », Explains the 31-year-old pilot.
« On a technical level, the growth of the last few months convinced me, with the arrival of many new forces and the debut of the 2020 RS-GP, which went so well in the tests. I feel like we need to finish the work we started this winter, I can't wait to get back with my whole team and compete with the new bike, take this project to where it deserves to be ». Aleix Espargaró will nevertheless not be Aprilia tests at Misano on June 10 and 11.
