Roman Albesian is the sports boss at Aprilia and he must, like his colleagues involved in MotoGP, already think about the next season. The current campaign is not easy with reliability concerns for the RS-GP which is not, however, its first experience at this level. But we still have to plan ahead, with this recurring question: what about a satellite structure? A question that also concerns Suzuki…
… But that KTM already solved! The latest brand to arrive in the elite paddock is definitely progressing faster than the other two, at least behind the scenes. We will thus recall that the Austrians linked their fate with the French of Tech3. But what about Aprilia, which also operates under a special system put in place with the Gresini structure? Roman Albesian specifies on GPOne: “ we have contacts with teams and we actually discuss with them. But we have to move forward step by step because it is a sensitive subject. It brings advantages, but also requires a significant change in the internal organization for things to go as smoothly as possible. ».
All things considered, he gives his preferred option: “ we will carefully weigh all the parameters before deciding. But I would prefer to have a strong test team to provide us with more information and data ».
And the pilots? “ We mainly talk with Aleix with whom we would like to continue. And, in all likelihood, it should happen. With Redding, we give him time to prove himself ". On the contacts that rumor says exist with Petrucci et Iannone, he finishes : " I do not deny being in contact with other pilots, but their situation is currently frozen while awaiting other decisions. As soon as things move, we'll let you know. We are ready ». Ducati therefore comes first before Aprilia.
