Aleix Espargarò talks about his emotions after the 2022 exploit and recalls the difficulties he experienced in the past.
The career of Aleix Espargarò took a new turn after the victory in Argentina last year. Granollers’ standard bearer made his debut in the MotoGP world championship in 2005, climbed the three classes up to MotoGP in 2010, and has been on a stable basis since 2012. But up until last season he had never managed to score a victory, he went through difficult moments, especially in the first years with Aprilia, when he was still an immature and angular bike.
Riding the RS-GP for six seasons, he has strongly contributed to the development of this bike, he knows its strengths and weaknesses to the point of becoming the absolute master of the material. Credit goes to Aleix for bringing the first MotoGP victory to the Venetian manufacturer, as well as the first of his career. This was followed by another five podiums, the sixth was lost due to a distraction on the last lap in Barcelona Grand Prix. Now he is ready to attempt the world coup in the last two years of his contract, after which he could say goodbye to the World Cup.
The exploit of Aleix Espargarò
In the docu-series “Only one can remain” aired on Dazn, the Granollers pilot relives the emotions of the past until 2022. “My career has been like a roller coaster. It’s an example that demonstrates how you should never give up, because if you work hard in the end you get what you really deserve“. Last year’s exploits gave him confidence in his own ability and in the team’s potential. “So why not dream? I’m like wine, it gets better every year“.
In the two-year period 2015-2016 with the Suzuki he collected good results, then Aprilia came to woo him, a team that was not very attractive at the time. “Nobody believed in this project and the fastest riders didn’t want to go“, recalled Aleix Espargarò. He tried, believed, never gave up in the most complicated moments. With the arrival of Massimo Rivola in 2019 a lot changed and the RS-GP also started to gain altitude.
It seems incredible to have come to fight for the world title after almost twenty years of career seems to be behind the best. Now Aprilia can offer him the opportunity of his life. “When I go to the races, my kids are always like, ‘Dad, remember to bring us a trophy this weekend.’ And I say, ‘Okay, I’ll bring a trophy.’ They really don’t know how difficult it has been for me in the past. For them it’s normal, but for me it’s not normal, it’s very rare“.
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