Since he packed his bags at Silverstone, Aleix Espargaró has been enraged. He attacked his brother on the track on Friday, he did the same with Alex Marquez on Saturday morning, he proclaims to anyone who will listen that he is one of the three best riders on the MotoGP field and that he will beat Viñales on the Aprilia. And for Sunday's race, he says he only fears Fabio Quartararo. Which opens up great possibilities for a historic podium with the RS-GP…
We do not know if this is the consequence of the recruitment carried out by Aprilia de Casa Particular in Viñales, but since that moment, Aleix Espargaro is heard a lot. It also shows itself at its best on the track when you have to chase the clock. Since the start of this British Grand Prix, he has been at the forefront with his Aprilia. He will rush sixth Sunday at Silverstone with the certainty that he will have the weapons to sand the Prosecco under the flags at the end of the game...
He says thus: “ I'm strong here, I feel good at Silverstone and I think Aprilia has given me one of the best bikes I've ever owned. We also have a good rhythm and I thought I would qualify even better, but some drivers, including Márquez and Martìn, followed me and I lost a few positions. I think only Quartararo is faster than me in the pace, so I think we can fight for the best positions on Sunday ».
« I will have to avoid mistakes like those in Barcelona and I think that tomorrow there will be a few more degrees which will help me too. I feel ready to fight for the podium. I've felt ready to get on the podium for a few races, but this time I think it's really different, because Silverstone works very well on my bike. I did a sort of simulated race and I was very fast. Now I have to do it in the race, trying to manage the end of the race well because the tires tend to give out here”. We see, the Spaniard is ecstatic.
Aleix Espargaró: “tomorrow is the big day, I am fully convinced of it"
He even insists: “ tomorrow is the big day. I am fully convinced of this. There are other races where I had a lot of pace, but I had to be careful to follow the growth stages of the project, but we have already been fast during many races. I have the best rhythm here I've ever had. I carried the rear tire to 21 laps and was competitive. There are days when you have to try and tomorrow is the day ».
He ends by talking about himself in such a way that we fear burnout for him: “ I'm a pretty nervous guy, but when I have my family with me, the best version of myself comes out. I won't be taking the Misano tests, because I need to rest and be with the family, but I will be very involved, I will send a message to Rivola ».
MotoGP Silverstone J2: qualifying
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