MotoGP Indonesia: Angry Aleix Espargaro on Pol's bad news: "Better I don’t say what I think..."
But Aleix is far less content with the situati♒on ‘as a member of th🙈is paddock’.
I♚n other words, that a rider with a contract for next season has lost his full-time race seat.
KTM faced a situation where five riders were signܫed for next year, with the addition of Moto2 title leader Pedro Acosta, but only four bikes are available.
A requ💯est to ruꦯn a fifth RC16 was turned down by Dorna and Pol Espargaro will now step back to allow Acosta to take his place at GASGAS Tech3.
“I’m happy for [Pol] because he will be safe next yea🎃r and can spend more time at home with his family,” said factory Aprilia rider Aleix.
“I expe🧸cted to see him a bit worse, and I see him happy.
“So I am happy as his brother, but as a member of this paddock it is better that I dไo🎐 not say what I think.”
The other major rider move confirmed this week was Marc Marquez’s switch to Gres🅠ini Ducati.
While acknowledging ‘you never know’ what can happen, Aleix Esp♓argaro says all the ingredients are in place for the #93 to be 𒅌back at the top.
“I said when Marc was winning [up until 2019] that he could win for the next 20 years but then look at the mess with the [arm] injury, with the improvement of the Italian brands and not the Japanese brands... Ev𒁏erything can happen.
“[But] he is one of the most, if not the most🎃, talented riders ever. So take the best bike now, put him together with it, and you’ll see [what happens]…”
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront 🦋of the Suzuki ꦯexit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
