168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro has opened up on his decision to join Honda for the next chapter in his MotoGP career as a factory test rider in 2025.

By the time he rides his final RS-GP lap at Valencia, Espargaro will have spent eight seasons at Aprilia, helping them progress from the back to the fꦇront of the grid.

That includes Aprilia’s first ♏three MotoGP wins and two further Sprint victories, alongside eleven GP podiums to date and leadingಌ the 2022 world championship.

Having proudly carried the Captain moniker - recently tattooed on his arm - it was a surprise thaওt Espargaro didn’t want to slot into the role of test rider for the Noale factory.

Instead, he’s starting a new challenge at HRC.

“It is a really good opportunity and I’m really honoured to join HRC,” Espargaro said. “I talked with the top Japanese management and🦂 they really believe and trust in me and this is what made me decide to go.

“I will try to raise the level of the bike technically, which is what I did with Aprilia, but I will also be a team player, trying to work with the riders, be in the garage, to bring the mood that I helped create in these eight season๊s with Aprilia.

“They realꦗly need this also. It is not just technical but on this side also. I will try.”

Last in the constructors’ stan♍dings for the past two seasons, Honda hasn’t won a MotoGP race Alex Rins' victory at COTA 2023.

Victory looks further away than ever at the m♎oment with the top RC213V rider, 2020 (Suzuki) world champion Joan Mir, just 18th in the standings with a best Sunday finish of 12th.

“They are missing 𓃲everything,” Espargaro said with his characteristic directness.

“Imagine ho🐲w difficult it🐭 is for a team like HRC, who were winning everything and now they are finishing outside the points. This is a shock, emotionally.

"For example, Joan Mir♒ is a world champion and now he is not able to finish races. 

“My job is done in Aprilia… I did everything I could. I worked very, very hard for eight seasons to help put them🔯 on top and I think my job is done,” Espargaro added. “They have a good test rider with Savadori, who is doing a great job.

“It is good motivati🌼on and a good opportunity for me to join HRC. They are not in the best moment, that’s for s🦋ure, so if I can help them get back on top it will be fantastic.

“I think they really understand that they ha♎ve to change,” he added. “They trust me and the opportunity they’ve given me is fantastic. I don’t have to say, but [Honda] is the biggest brand in this paddock, so they have to be on top fighting for victories.”

Espargaro confirmed that he has signed to te♈st the RC🌟213V, alongside Stefan Bradl, and race as a wild-card.

“Yes,♏ there ﷽is planning to do wild-cards in the contract but I don’t think this is the most important thing right now,” Espargaro said. “I will race no problem, I think I have proved I am still fast, even if I am 34.

“I still have 4-5 years where I🍬 will be very fast in terms of speed, but✨ the most important thing is Joan and Luca, so I will try to help them.”

Marini took his first w♍orld championship point as a Honda rider, after being promoted to 15th by tyre pressure penalties on Sunday 🎃in Germany.

Espargaro missed the German Grand P🎃rix 𓆉due to hand injuries sustained a week earlier at Assen but now has the summer break to recover before Silverstone.