The Aprilia Racing Team MotoGP showed up to the first appointment in Valencia with a fighting spirit. Aleix, after a series of sessions contested at the highest level, brought his RS-GP from the second row with the sixth fastest time, while first-timer Lorenzo Savadori showed great determination in tackling the difficult conditions of his first qualifier, limiting the gap on a damp track that was drying out.
On the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, in short, there were all the necessary prerequisites for one of those GPs to be able to pump the adrenaline to the stars for us members of #bearacer club. Unfortunately, though, our riders’ race was immediately compromised.
After a good start that placed Espargaró solidly in the top 10, an unfortunate crossing of trajectories caused him to lose control of his RS-GP. Unable to re-join the race, he was forced to retire…
