When the hiss of the two-stroke appears in a paddock, nostalgics cannot help but get excited. And that's what happened yesterday, when during the lap of honor at the end of the Sprint Race, a Honda 125 blew its tune with Aleix Espargarò in the saddle. This is the same bike on which Aleix completed the 2005 season, that is, the one of his full-time debut in the world championship, after a wild card at the end of 2004 in Valencia.
A return to his roots, then, for Aleix, who today will ride his last race as a full-time rider before devoting himself to the role of tester for Honda in MotoGP.
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