MotoGP Silverstone J2: Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia/6) is great

Certainly, in these electric qualifications of a British Grand Prix which seems to announce an intense final part of the season, it is our Johann Zarco who achieved a record pole position, but in heart and courage, the palm goes to the stubborn Aleix Espargaro. Just ten minutes after having suffered a monumental shock following a very violent fall which went so far as to open his suit, the Aprilia official returned to the fight, with a medical clearance, to assess himself, then attack... And that's when he entered another dimension.

Let us recall the facts of the FP4 : Aleix Espargaró made his first outing on the track with the Michelin hard rear. It was the first time that the pilot Aprilia was riding this compound on his bike, and as he faced his third lap of FP4, the Catalan suffered a terrifying highside at 180 km/h on the layout of Turn 12 at Silverstone, catapulting violently from his bike. Analysis of the event by Paolo Bonora the race manager Aprilia is without appeal: “ Aleix Espargaró used the hard tire for the first time, he did a really violent highside, he was lapping too fast for FP4 ».

The impact of the elder I will espargaro with the ground was so strong that his suit opened after the fall. He lay on the ground for several minutes, conscious at all times and monitored by Silverstone stewards. Later he was transferred to a stretcher, and there Aleix limped with the help of two people to a scooter that took him to the medical center. Aleix Espargaró still felt a shooting pain in his foot. Doctor Charte, however, commented: “ there is no brain problem, but his right leg hurts ". He returned to the camper to change his suit. The x-rays had just given negative results.

But what can stop an Aleix Espargaró in MotoGP?

There was great excitement in the Aprilia garage, Aleix Espargaró was infiltrated. Meanwhile, work was being done on the pilot's boot to give him a more comfortable fit as his foot had swollen. It was in this state that he started Q2. He did two laps to see where he was. And then he achieved the incredible by setting the new track record with 1'57.966 despite the pain in his heel.

An impressive ride for the driver Aprilia. Certainly, he then slipped to sixth place, but he will be on the same second line as fabio quartararo, fourth, his rival for the title Given his condition, the SpaniardAprilia was incredible in terms of will and talent. Tomorrow, for the race, it will certainly sting a little. The night will be hard, waking up complicated. But what else can stop him?

MotoGP Silverstone J2: qualifying

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