Despite his difficulties and his doubts about his future under the Repsol awning, Pol Espargaró arrives in Portugal as the best Honda rider in the general classification, which is equivalent to 11th position. This weekend, in Portimao, he will have no other objective than to continue to score points to climb higher in the hierarchy. The Repsol Honda Team rider has already reached the podium this year in Qatar and hopes to continue to progress in his adaptation to the Honda RC213V by returning to European meetings.
Pol Espargaro only competed in three Grands Prix Portimao – all in the premier category – obtaining fourth place in 2020 and sixth in 2021. For this 2022 deadline which takes place in the particular context of a turbulent transfer market, he will be keen to defend his value: “ with the return to Europe, I hope to reset a little and get back to what we had at the start of the year he says. " After Qatar it seems like things went a bit against us, but there is still a lot of racing and a lot of work to do. Portimao is a circuit that I have always enjoyed, so with the new Honda I have good hopes for the weekend ».
Pol Espargaro: “for Honda, for me, and for MotoGP, it is important that Marc Marquez is there"
Furthermore, he perfects his role as a model team member who would be happy to renew by adding: “ you need someone like Marc Marquez in the pits. It generates a winning atmosphere in the stands. When Marc is there, he does not finish tenth. He finished fifth or even higher. You know he's going to be there. So even though he drives differently, it helps in one way or another. People at home want to see a show. And Marc puts on a show. For Honda and for me, it is important that Marc is there, but also for the MotoGP in general ».
