MotoGP, A. Espargarò: "it was criminally hot, I couldn't breathe."

A suffered Grand Prix that of Sepang for Aleix Espargarò. In fact, the Spaniard had to grit his teeth, dealing with the heat and his Aprilia, which gave him no respite. At the end of the race the number 41 appears in 13th position with a gap of almost 30 seconds from the winner, namely Pecco Bagnaia.

In the post-race Aleix is heartbroken, especially for the conditions he had to face on this Sunday riding the RS-GP.

"It was a horrible day, " he said, " it was so hot and nothing works on the bike because of this problem that we still can't solve. The Aprilia throws off so much heat and this is our Achilles' heel. I've been dealing with the heat coming off the bike all weekend."

How much did this aspect limit you?
"I couldn't overtake, my hand even hurt. By the way, I couldn't even breathe, in fact I ran the whole race opening my helmet to get some air. It was criminally hot."

Now it's off to Barcelona, for what is your last MotoGP race.
"Valencia was supposed to be the last race, but in the end we are in Spain anyway. In the end Barcelona is my race, home because I have family, friends there, but it will be a strange atmosphere. I would like to fight for an important result, since at the beginning of the season I wanted to fight for victory. As of today, however, this is no longer our goal, although I will try to do my best."

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