Scott Redding heads to this weekend's Austin MotoGP having scored 💃Aprilia's first points of the season with a twelfth-p๊lace finish in Argentina.

The rܫesult was something of a relief for the Englishman, wꦐho felt at odds with the RS-GP during the opening round in Qatar.

"The race in Argentina was a✨n important one for me," Redding said.

"It allowed me to recover the feeling that I had lost in Qꦍatar after good pre-season training and I finished where I was expecting for the first few races.

"I also did a full race with other guys, so I could understand a bit more about what I need to improve with the bike to go with them. That was really important. Qatar I didn't get t❀hat, we had a lot of problems.

"So I need to kind of go where I am now and try to improve a bit more. We need 🅰to work also with the medium front tyre, I used the soft front tyre again and I was one of the very few to do so.

"We just need to find our 𓄧way. We did a good weekend. In the rain we felt really good. Mixed conditions not bad. In the dry was better. So for me now I can step away from Argentina very positive going into Texa🅘s."

Following Argentina, team-mate Aleix Espargaro became embroiled in a heated twitter argument with the Pramac team over contact from Daniloꦺ Petrucci, which evolved into a dispute with fellow rider Xavier Simeon.

Espargar🌜o is ✤still seeking his first points of the season after technical problems in the opening races.

"Qatar and Argentina were not two lucky races for me. On both occ🌜asions, I felt g🐈ood and we had prepared well for the race, but we were unable to take points due to unexpected issues," he said.

"During the break before Texas, I tried to rest up and recover energy together with m﷽y family - kind of a reset to rediscover the positive feeling for the upcoming race. It's not easy, but I know that I have always given my all, so we need to stay focused and continue working."