Espargaro eager to build Aprilia momentum
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Aleix Espargaro is eager to build momentum and confidence following a solid tenth place for Aprilia in the Qatar MotoGP season opener with repeat performances in Argentina and Texas.
The Spaniard finished within ten-seconds of victory at Losail and is ‘excited’ to try the new RS-GP at Termas de Rio Hondo this weekend, a track where he’s been competitive in the past.
“The Argentinian track is one that I like and where I have always been rather competitive. I can’t wait to get back on the track,” he said.
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“The important thing for us is to keep finishing in the top ten in the next two races so we can arrive at Jerez with a nice bounty of points and confidence.
“The 2019 RS-GP is very fast in fifth and sixth. I hope to be able to take advantage of this improvement on the long straight at Termas.”
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New team-mate Andrea Iannone, 14th on his Aprilia debut, is also encouraged by Espargaro’s past form in Argentina.
“If I look at the previous years, Aleix has been fast with Aprilia on the Rio Hondo track and I hope we will be this year too,” said Iannone, who infamously tangled with Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso at the circuit in 2016.
“In any case, our priority is not the result in the strictest sense, but rather constant improvement of the RS-GP that brings us closer to the championship leaders.”
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Aprilia, sixth and last in the 2018 constructors’ standings, beat the top KTM by two places in Qatar.
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