Theꦅ former Tech 3 GASGAS rider closed out his f♏ull-time MotoGP career at Valencia before being replaced by Pedro Acosta at the one-day test.

Espargaro was under contract until the end o🤪f 2024 initially, but with injury causing him to miss large parts of the season, and KTM needing to promote Acosta in a bid to fend off interest from other manufacturer, Espargaro was the odd man out afte🌳r KTM confirmed Augusto Fernandez would be staying.

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That♏ meant Espargaro, who will take up a test rider role with the Austrian brand next year, closed the doors on a 10-year career in MotoGP a📖t Valencia, the scene of his first premier class podium.

"It was a very tricky day honestly, you know, it's not the last time I'm going to be on a grid but obv♍iously the emotions that I was feeling on that grid th🌺ey were a little bit too much,” said Espargaro when talking to MotoGP.com. 

“𝓰Every time I raised my head and I was looking at all the people in the stands, the noise, the tension, all my teammates around, all the guys that I have raced ♑with since I was a little guy. 

“It's been amazing. I just feel so, so lucky to have been with you know living my life, my story, trying to chase my dreams th🅰rough the last 10 🌃years so I'm a very lucky guy.”

While Espargar🃏o would have liked to continue in MotoGP had KTM been able to offer a fifth bike, the Spaniard feels as though he made the most of his time as a full-time racer which was aided by having the right people around him.

Espargaro added: "A day to remember because, OK I have raced my last race as a permanent guy in MotoGP but obviously because I had those people surrounding me. This is with ♐the people I live every day with, every hour, not just in racing but at home.

“It's the people that make me happy so at the end of the day🌺 I need them from now till the end of my days so it was jus🦩t amazing to be with them."