There will be those who like it more and those who like it less, but there is no doubt that Aleix Espargaró always speaks clearly and says what he thinks. After his third place in the MotoGP Portuguese GP, the Aprilia rider did not shy away from criticizing Álex Márquez’s driving, which in his opinion was excessively aggressive.
“It was a difficult race, really, one of the most this year. It didn’t come out well at all and then I’ve wasted a lot of time with Álex Márquez. He has hit me four times. I don’t really understand this type of driving. The truth is that I’ve been quite unhinged. This is racing, but there have to be limits within respect and he has done it again, after Indonesia, where he took me off track. Here it has hit me four times and I have lost a lot of time, but that’s the way racing is”, assured the man from Granollers.
Already about his good race, he said: “Then I had a very good pace, even similar to that of Fabio. I was able to catch the group in front and then I benefited from the crash. I think I had a little more rhythm and I was about to overtake them.It was a pity that Jack and Joan fell, but in the end, third in a very hard-fought race. I tried to attack Zarco at the end, but he was already without traction and it was difficult”.
Regarding his options for the World Cup, because he is still up, third, three points behind the leaders, he says: “I am enjoying myself a lot. Honestly, in the position I am in, which is new for me, I should be nervous, but quite the opposite. I am very relaxed and life smiles at me, I keep my feet on the ground and focused.he Aprilia-Aleix binomial works very well this year and we have to take advantage of it. This is not an easy track and we have had a very good pace, fighting with the best, so let’s go for more in Jerez”.