Aleix Espargaró is the stylish man in MotoGP, his leader with 7 points to Brad Binder and nine to Enea Bastianini and Alex Rins. Two years ago he was thinking of quitting because of the many blows he was giving himself, the lack of reliability of Aprilia, he did not enjoy and he was almost preparing for a new career in cycling, a sport that motivate him. more. But now in 2022 things have changed drastically and this Thursday he explained from Austin in an Aprilia team zoom that “I want to continue for two years to be fair to myself. I’ve been suffering and struggling for a long time. and being a leader and one of the best I deserve to enjoy this moment and continue for two more years, hopefully they will appreciate the job and the level and offer me the contract I deserve ”, a warning to sailors for Noale.
The oldest in Espargaró has a very high level of confidence. “You always have to believe, I used to believe I could win and now I know I can win, that’s what has changed. I’ve always been positive and I know that for two years I’ve had the feeling that I’m driving better than ever. I didn’t say it because yes I was one of the fittest, it was because I felt it internally and little by little I was showing it. And for that you need a good motorcycle and Aprilia has brought me a a good motorcycle and not just for success, for the speed we have can be a good year ”, Aleix assured.
Who’s to tell him that after his brother POl’s over -signing of Repsol Honda in 2021 he will be the first in Espargaró to win its first MotoGP victory. “In the preseason, I feel very strong, I’m among the top three on every circuit and not just in one lap, but also in speed. In Qatar I felt the fastest, but I haven’t had a good career, I have the level for more. In Indonesia The rain came. I saw that I was faster than in my whole life, I saw that it was close and not ‘my’ Aragón Argentina because I finished the tenth 30 “last year, but I have feeling that this year everything is different. There were all the ingredients, faster, the Aprilia ran and I could overtake straight, all together. I didn’t know it was coming that soon, but I knew it was the year. “
He has never been in a position to fight to win and he will admit that he had a lot of nerves in the end when he was on his way to victory. “I was pressured and I was surprised at myself because I was so calm both on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday. I had a lot of confidence in myself. Last Saturday, at the meeting, I told the team: ‘Match points like this are me. ‘ I know I have more than Jorge, although he surprised me at first. I was able to handle it well. The last two quarters of the last lap made me nervous, the last five curves. In the end I don’t have the tact or to brake “, he revealed.
And he acknowledges that post World Cup success and leadership “these are very good days, with a sense of serenity that I have never experienced in my life. Calm, relaxed, happy and it is a new feeling, before the victory I felt that it was not a question After a result, I feel that I have a competitive package that I have never had a driver at a very high level.The championship is very open, there is no clear leader and that helps us.I don’t first think of the championship now. If we are calm, because we depend on us, we can make a good classification in the end “.
“Obviously on a mental level these 3 days for me to be in the cloud, happy but very calm, it’s hard to explain if this success changed me. For me it’s not an obsession to win, I’m a lucky boy, my dream. Is to have a family, and I have it and it’s wonderful, my job is my passion, I ride a bike, my life is a dream.Success is no change, but it gave me so much confidence and I liked this so I will try to repeat it “
History will include Aleix Espargaró who gave Aprilia her first podium, her first victory and her first pole position in MotoGP. Merit to be first, I feel I am the father of RSGP, I have developed this bike with Romano (Albesiano), I have taken the bike to my land, it is a continuation of my body, it is my bike, this It makes me proud. It’s very hard to win here. For example Pol: he’s a champion, he’s been with Honda for over a year and he still hasn’t won with the winningest squad in history and we’re with Aprilia and he’s giving me a big win “
Regarding the contribution of former Ferrari rider Massimo Rivola, the current CEO of Aprilia, he emphasizes that “the mandate has changed. With Massimo more engineers have come, but there are already good people in Noale, Romano and his people were able to win. bike together with the new ones have come. Albesiano had to do so many things and when Massimo came focused on evolution and that has been the key. Before we always hit the wall and when he came we started to grow, beat us because two.years ago we took steps forward, Last year was a great championship and it wasn’t because covid impacted others for development.The Aprilia was the bike that did the most improve and we will make it better “.
Source: La Verdad
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