Top four for Aprilia Racing in Montmeló

ESPARGARÓ FOURTH IN THE RACE, VIÑALES TWELFTH

Aleix Espargaró, after starting from pole position, dropped back a few spots in the opening laps of the long race, as had already happened in the sprint race. However, the Granollers native struggled with lack of grip at the rear with the medium tyre. Despite this, he defended the podium spot for several laps, but in the final stages, he was forced to yield third place, settling for fourth.

Maverick Viñales’ race was conditioned by a complicated start and a lack of feeling in braking. After skilfully saving a highside, Maverick came back to finish twelfth.

ALEIX ESPARGARÓ
“I gave one hundred percent all the way to the final lap. The feeling was good throughout the weekend, but in the race, I didn’t have grip with the medium tyre. In any case, these past few days were wonderful, taking pole position, the sprint race, and setting the track record. It would be incredible to win in Mugello – Aprilia’s home track – in my last MotoGP season.”

MAVERICK VIÑALES
“It was a difficult weekend. I didn’t have grip in the race and I was losing a lot in braking. The image of me saving the highside reflects the difficulties here at Montmeló extremely well. Now we need to look forward and focus on Mugello.”

MASSIMO RIVOLA
“We expected more from this race, given the results from last year. Congratulations to Pecco for his race, also considering the bad accident last year. Aleix rode a strategic race, but it wasn’t enough to take the podium at the end of the race. Unfortunately, Maverick found himself in nineteenth place on the first lap and coming back from that was extremely complicated. It was great to see Trackhouse so competitive and hopefully they will continue to grow. We’ll head to Mugello now, hoping to see the grandstands full like in recent races.”