Aleix Espargaro: "These errors are unacceptable"

This isn’t the first time it’s happened to a driver that he cuts laps and celebrates a victory or a podium on a lap earlier than expected without being aware of the checkered flag marking the end. in pit lane Massimo Rivola, the CEO of Aprilia Racing, raised his hands to his head, a gesture his rider saw on the giant screens, and when Aleix Espargaró entered the box, he was completely devastated and sobbing uncontrollably. CEO is Dorna Carmelo Ezpeleta He quickly came in to stimulate her and wanted to remove the appearance in front of the televisions and then the press quickly went up to the room to give explanations.

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“The only thing I can do is apologize to the team, because it was 100% my fault. These mistakes are unacceptable in this category,” Aleix summed up, before detailing what happened.

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“The board was very close to the curve and I didn’t have time to see the information. I wanted to secure second place and since I didn’t see the remaining laps I looked at the tower and I don’t remember that here. The last lap is marked L0, I saw L1, I did a lap and I cut. I don’t know, with my excessive focus I didn’t notice the checkered flag or anything and it’s a very big mistake “, Aleix acknowledged.

“I wanted to secure second place and since I didn’t see the remaining lap I looked at the tower and I didn’t remember that here the last lap is marked by L0, I saw L1 I did one lap and I cut. I didn’t I know, I was too focused so I didn’t notice the checkered flag or whatever and it was a huge mistake ”

“I saw a big screen where I saw Massimo Rivola staring at him laying his hands on his head and I automatically understood that he thought he had broken the machine, but I saw that everyone was pulling hard. and I don’t ‘I don’t know … I’ve done the back to top to make up for it “

“This is one of the hardest days … I I thought I was twelfth, very well, in terms of losing points it hadn’t been brutal, only 9 points, but I have twenty insured, podium in Barcelona ”.

“It was a mistake, in Germany I will try to win, but it can’t be a turning point because we had a perfect weekend, even in the race I didn’t get Fabio’s speed in the first laps. Twenty points and it’s very hard to get twenty points, it’s the fifth consecutive podium and I already have it. So this is what it is “, lamented the Aprilia rider.