After a ‘brave’ tyre choice on the grid, Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro finishes as the only non-Ducati rider in the top eight at the British MotoGP.
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro claimed his second-best Sunday finish of the season with sixth place, and top non-Ducati, in the British Grand Prix.
“It was very frustrating to see one and another and another Ducati overtake me, and going away. I tried my best with the electronics, trying up and down with the engine brake, with the TC , but nothing more I could do.” But while a “brave” choice, Espargaro emphasised that the hard front had saved his race and that rear degradation was the cause of his frustration.
“I felt that I was riding in really good during the weekend, no mistakes, really close to the limit all weekend, and going home with a sixth place is quite frustrating,” he added, One technical positive was that the new Aprilia aero upgrade, introduced at Silverstone, appears to make the bike less physical to ride.
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