168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro is the oldest rider in MotoGP, but that hasn’t stopped the Aprilia man from being the fac🌄tory team’s best performer over the last f𓆉ew seasons.

Espargaಞro was the best n♔on-Ducati rider at the Sepang MotoGP test as he finished fifth fastest.

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The Spaniard, who is now going ꦯinto his eighth season with Aprilia, says he’s ‘proud’ of the work done b🦹y the Noale-based manufacturer.

“It has been a long journey,” Espargaro told MotoGP.com. “I’m really proud to be here and ꧟to be in my eighth seasonwith Aprilia.

“Our journey has not been⭕ easy. We have come from very far away and it’s a privilege to be an Aprilia rider.”

In terms of his future beyond 2024, Espargaro is oꦗne of many factory riders set to be out of contract after this season.

But if he remains fast and competitive in 2024, Espargaro expects to con💜tinue with Aprilia.

“The plan is to ♌go as fast as possible,” said the three-time MotoGP race winner. “The races will decide for me if I’m still fas♚t, if I’m still number one rider in Aprilia as I have been in the previous seven seasons. It’s in my hands.

“It depends how fast I am. Hopefully we can start fast 🥃and fight for▨ victories at the start of the season.”

While Espargaro wasܫ in the mix during the Sepang test, team-mate Maverick Vinales struggled to demonstrate the same pace.

Strugglin꧟g with the new RS-GP24-spec bike, and in particular its new aero package, Vinales was unable to perform at the level expected.

Espargaro did not have those problems a꧑nd was unable to explain why Vinales found the bike diffi🐠cult to ride.

Espargaro added: “It’s a difficult question for me. I liked the bike from the first few laps of the te💮st. 

“It’s true th♏a🐬t it’s quite different aerodynamically and you have to ride the bike differently.

“The way you put the bike in the c♊orners is different. But it goes towards my riding style. For ꧅me, it is fine.”