The Aprilia rider took his first MotoGP win of 2023 and first since Argentina at the beginning of 2🀅022, after overcoming Francesco Bagnaia in sensational style at Silverston🍃e.

The last-lap showdown saw Espargaro make his way past Bagnaia 𒅌under braking for turn 11, as he forced the front tyre of his RS-GP23 machine to the inside of the world champion. 

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But despite Espargaro being the fastest rider thro🎃ughout the race, the same type of performance is going to be difficult to replicate at the Red Bull Ring, according to the Spaniard.

"We have an i💎mportant challenge in front of us this weekend, this🐲 track is difficult for Aprilia and for my riding style," said Espargaro in the pre-event press conference. 

"I will try my best to keep momentum, for consistency in the last rounds. With my riding style, I h꧂ave created this bike more or less.

"It is fast in the mid-corner, fast on long corners, but the stop-and-go is difficಌult. We are looking for better traction and more turn.

"This is a good place to find how we improve the 2023 bike. In Sil☂verstone they brought me more items. The bike turns a little bit better. We have new updates here."

It took Esparg🦩aro a year-and-a-half to secure his second win, which is a length of time he’s hoping to avoid when it comes to making it a hat-trick of victories for Aprilia.

Asked what he’s learned about becom🌜ing a two-time winner, Espargaro said: "To win is very difficult so you must celebrate every victory. 

"The beginning of this year, the mistakes were myജ fault, 🃏not my team’s fault. I put too much pressure on, set goals that were too high. 

"I love my bike but I wasn’t able to show its potential. I feel more ready t🧔han las♒t season. Hopefully we can recover points."