Aprilia dominated the opening day of action at the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix, with VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi branding the marque as \u201con another level\u201d.
topped both sessions on Friday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, heading factory Aprilia team-mate Maverick Vinales.
“My pace was already not too bad, but I was missing a lot of grip and drive speed,” Bezzecchi said on Friday. “They look like they are spinning, but making more metres compared to us. On braking, I’m quite close, but on the rest of the riding they are faster.Maverick Vinales, Aprilia Racing TeamThe Barcelona circuit is notoriously low-grip, which are conditions the RS-GP has thrived in. Most notably last year at the Argentina GP, on a dusty circuit where running was limited to two days due to freight delays, Espargaro stormed to pole and a maiden victory.
"I think that, like in Argentina, when they lack grip they manage to stop the bike well, I don't know why, and above all they have a lot of traction when they put the bike straight,” he said.
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