Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia): Decision after Mugello / MotoGP

MotoGP veteran Aleix Espargaro was the talk of the town in Austin on Thursday. The veteran traveled to the United States with his wife Laura, with whom Aleix also performed several times in the city rodeo.

Aleix says: “I couldn’t be at home. After the cancellation of Argentina, we decided to be active in a different way. It was a bike race in Ibiza that I have done many times. This trip I drove with Martin, it was a little different. We wanted to have fun as well as train.”

About Uhuru’s deal with MotoGP, the Catalan says: “I don’t really understand the situation yet. I don’t know what to think – we’ll have to wait and see. I spoke to Carlos Ezpeleta on the phone. He called me.”
Then the hero reveals: “He told me to be patient. It takes time to understand which direction it can go. It’s not like you can copy everything from Formula 1 – like Formula 1 did with Liberty Media. Our game works differently and is a different game. But it looks promising.”

The Aprilia factory driver explains: “Many things have been done in the last two years. I have also done different things and I know that we need to attract more people. But it’s a show at the end of the day – one of the best shows in the world. But MotoGP is still not known as it should be.”

Regarding Austin, Espargaro says: “I did well here last year, I finished fourth in the sprint and then crashed in the main race. It’s a very demanding climb, one of the most physically demanding – that’s good for me. We’ll see how the new pitch is.”

The giant on the field also makes an interesting statement with a view to his future sporting life. When asked if he has already decided to continue his racing career, the Catalan said: “To be honest, I don’t know if I still want to race in 2025. It’s open for now. I’m very happy and I’m doing well, but I want to know from Mugello if I can maintain this level. I think everything is possible, go ahead, stop altogether or take on a role as a test driver.”

Aleix Espargaro continues: “You must also see, especially the role of the test driver is more interesting today. The tests are more important. A new profession has emerged. Added to this are new rules. This means that completely new machines will be created. A big challenge and I could imagine that too.”

As previously reported on SPEEDWEEK: On the one hand, the Spaniard’s withdrawal from sprint racing would be almost too late and part of normal development, but on the other hand, Espargaro’s older brother is facing the prospect of becoming more and more successful and popular. . after a while it happened. And another season of racing won’t hurt the 34-year-old physically.