For everyone, the image of this Grand Prix is unquestionably that of Aprilia bikes, which once again ravished the cameras and ignited the public like no other manufacturer in MotoGP. For us racers, it was the sight of our two RS-GPs dancing side by side, light but taut, between the black, red and yellow kerbs of the Sachsenring, as if they were the only bikes on the track.
We knew that Germany would bring us a battle of nerves and it lived up to that prediction: the over 50°C recorded on the asphalt did nothing but inflame the battle on the track.
The riders, grappling with unprecedented conditions for this circuit, constructed a tactical race that made our Aprilia RS-GPs the stars of the Grand Prix, at least up to the final stages…
