Aleix Espargaro sets himself deadline to decide as he ponders retiring
Aleix Espargaro discusses the bigꦐ decision that 🌼looms over his future

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro knows he must decide whether to retire soon.
The Aprilia rider is 34 years old, the oldest rider on the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP grid.
He has po⛦ndered retirement before but is now into the final year🧜 of his contract.
“I don't know,” he told about his future.
Does he want to ride on into 2025?
“I don't know. I have to value it,” he said.
“I thin🌃k about it a lot, I🗹 talk about it a lot with Laura [his wife].
“But I want to give myself more time. I stil𝔉l h𒅌aven't decided in my head.
“Then you have to be honest andಞ humble, because it will depend on whether Aprilia wants me to continue and offer me a new contract. But🌠 I'm not into that now.
“I don't✤ know whether ♑to stop now and become a test rider or to race one or two more seasons.
“But I have to decide between now and Mugello.
“When we do a couple oꦛf European races, I w🐓ill decide my future.”
The Mugello MotoGP round begins ﷽on May 31. Between this weekend's MotoGP of the Americas and Mugello, there are rounds at Jerez, Le Mans and Catalunya.
Aprilia are seemingly active in the rider market afte꧑r trying, and failing, t🅷o lure Fabio Quartararo.
For Espargaro, other factors must be considered.
“There are tim�ౠ�es when it is difficult for me to travel,” he admitted.
“But then when I am here I have a great time.
“I'm being very competitive. And I put it on a scale and ꦆit is very even.”
His final d♊e﷽cision will come down to on-track results.
“I am still at a very high level. In Qatar I was ꦰone of the fastesওt, in Portimao too.
“If when we gℱet to Mugello I continue fighting𓃲 for podiums or win a race, my idea will be to continue.
“The results will decide.”
Espargaro was sixth-fastest iꦇn Friday practice at the Americas MotoGP. Aprilia teammate 🐬Maverick Vinales was second.

James was a sports journ𝔉alist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sport♎s, to football, to F1.