Aleix Espargaro admitted that he was very happy with Vinales’ victory in Austin: “Seeing Maverick win with my bike is incredible.”
Aleix Espargarostandard bearer of Aprilia Racingshows all his happiness for his teammate’s first victory Maverick Viñales riding the RS GP. The Spaniard, however, will continue to fight to get ahead of his teammate, and will do so already Jerez with a motorbike that feels fully his.
Espargaro: “I’m very happy for Maverick, for his first victory”
After only three rounds played, Aprilia has already managed to obtain victory in this 2024, thanks to Maverick Viñales, who had good and bad weather over the weekend in Austin, obtaining pole position and 1st place in both the Sprint and the Sunday race. The boxing partner Aleix Espargaro, however, is still waiting for a victory this season. The Spanish rider, who is now one with the Noale manufacturer, in the meantime, retraces his years in the Aprilia team, with which he began racing in 2017. The Granollers rider contributed to the evolution of the bike, giving the first podium at Silverstone in 2021 and the first victory at Termas de Rio Hondo in 2022.
“I remember when I finished at Suzuki and theAprilia he called me. Evidently I wasn’t at the top of their list, but the fast drivers didn’t want to go there because no one believed in the project“. A few years ago, the name Aprilia was still not popular, so much so that Moto2 riders hesitated to sign with the Venetian manufacturer. “I also tried to convince some young people from Moto2 to come, but they said: ‘I’d rather wait for another bike. This made me hungrier and gave me extra motivation. ‘Okay, you will remember that day when you said no to Aprilia‘”. – The pilot told Crash.net
Espargaro on the arrival of Maverick in Aprilia
In 2021, after the breakup with Yamaha, he arrives in Aprilia Maverick Viñales, and credit must also be given to Aleix Espargaro. And now that he too has managed to achieve victory aboard the RS-GP: “I am very happy for everyone at Aprilia. I’m very happy for Maverick, for his first victory [con l’Aprilia]. The atmosphere in the garage is crazy because the bike is extremely fast on every circuit. I convinced him to come. I felt that it was not the Aprilia project, but my project. My bike. So to see another rider win on my bike is incredible! I am extremely happy from the bottom of my heart for him and for all of Aprilia. Now it seems that the bike is growing and Maverick is capable of winning. So I am very happy and proud“.
Espargaró, however, wants to return to win and be ahead of your teammate to earn the renewal of contract, at least for another MotoGP season. In a week the MotoGP will arrive in their homeland, a Jerezin front of the home crowd. “The championship is very long. On tough days, if you can finish 5th or 7th like I did this one in Austin it’s not that bad. Obviously I want to win and when you see another bike like yours win, you can’t be happy. But I’m satisfied, it’s quite good“. – Aleix Espargaro concluded.
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