Aleix Espargaro reveals secrets of mastering the low grip Barcelona circuit
“This m🍸orning when I woke ▨up, the first thing that came into my mind was ‘you took the right decision’."
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro explained ho﷽w he learned to tame the low grip Barcelona circuiꦕt on a weekend which is turning into a dream for him.
A da𒀰y after tearfully confirming that he would retir꧂e at the end of the season, Espargaro claimed a lap record during Friday practice at the Catalunya MotoGP.
Last year, Espargaro won in Barcelona - his home race, at🍃 a circuit where the Aprilia is feared by its rivals.
Espargaro’s secret on Friday was: “The way you acce🌞lerate is completꦰely different. You wait, wait, wait to understand when you have rear traction.
“If you rush one metre with the throttle, you enter a spin and you will never recover the ♑traction.
“Especial🦩ly with a new tyre it is very difficult to understand where you can accelerate.”
He described the track: “The grip is very poor. I struggled this morning wit💎h how to ride the bike.
“It was ൲a shock. It’s not about the speed, it’s about tꦏhe feeling.
“Then, lap by lap, I enjoyed it a lot. I had fun. I never th𝐆ought I could break the record today, so I am happy.”
Espargaro was asked if th🦩e track was different to a year ago ဣwhen he won the grand prix.
“Not so different,” he said. “A little worse grip. It is always shocking when you come to Barcelona because the grip is extre🎐mely low, so you have to ad൲apt. It is not easy.”
He added: “The grip is too low. I prefer low grip to a bumpy trꦗack. But the low grip is꧙ dramatic.”
Notably Espargaro displayed his best day of the 2024 season after confirming retirement in an emotional🌃 press conference.
“The feeling? Yesterday was a🥃n amazing day, one of the best days of my life,” he saiꦛd.
“This morning when I woke up, the first thing that came into my mind was ‘you took th🌸e rig💃ht decision’.
“I woke up super happy and relaꦬxed. I had breakfast in the motorhome and it was like home, normal. Normally it is not like th🌜is.
“So, this morning I was relaxed. Also, I rod🐟e the bike rela൩xed.
“So I am glad I took this decision.”
Espargar🐎o joked that the goodwill and relief of announcing his retirement could power him on throughout the rest of 2024, as it helped him on Friday in ꧒Barcelona.
“I hope! It hasn’t been the best♑ start to a season of my life,” he said.
“But I have nine points more than last year. If I ride like this and win the title it would be amazing! Like a faꦆirytale!
“I know I will m♊iss it a lot.✤ Everybody in Aprilia, riding the RS-GP. The only purpose I have is to smile in every lap until Valencia.”
James was a sports journalist a💫t Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
