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“I have the best pace of the season” Aleix Espargaró had said at the end of qualifying. There were great expectations in Germany for Aprilia. In fact, the Spanish rider dreamt of playing a key role, but instead he had to settle for seventh place, snatched in the finale from Andrea Dovizioso and his Ducati.
In fact, a bit of regret can be seen on his face.
“A good result, but to be honest I expected something even more. With the exception of Jonas and Marc, who did an extraordinary race, I thought that I could have been closer to the podium. Unfortunately, at the beginning I had to force a lot to overtake – he explained – stressing the front tyre and losing a few tenths.”
However, he is not down on himself. To the contrary, he is looking toward the future.
“In any case, it was a positive weekend for us – he pointed out – We are progressing step by step. Staying with the strongest riders for almost the entire race is positive – he added – Now I am thinking about relaxing during the break and being ready when we turn up at Brno.”
The Sachsenring Sunday gives Romano Albesiano confidence. Expectations were high for the Italian manufacturer in Germany, but the MotoGP project manager gives the Spaniard’s performance passing marks.
“Aleix rode a good race –Albesiano began – He was a contender on equal ground with bikes and riders who are battling for the championship. We are truly very close to staying with the leaders – he added – We were among the best throughout the weekend and that is extremely positive, especially in the dry.”
Without the rain, things would probably have been different.
“If it had not rained on Saturday, Aleix would have been able to start even farther forward on the grid and that would have helped him to stress the front tyre less while battling in the early laps. Some important technical innovations will arrive now – he concluded – with the goal of continuing to grow and going beyond this good level that our project has reached.”
