Between Aleix Espargaró and Marc Marquez, the relationship was strained during the Spanish Grand Prix and especially on Friday, when the two men got into each other on the Jerez track. So much so that the Aprilia official, tired of being followed by his Honda counterpart, assessed the latter as lacking in confidence and driven by a race ethics that deserved the attention of the referees. In the race, they fought an indirect duel with Jack Miller as an argument. But the bloodthirsty 32-year-old Spanish, once the lanterns for this sixth round have gone out, seems to want to calm things down with the eight-time World Champion.
Aleix Espargaró has a skin-deep sensitivity which leads him to have opinions that are to say the least clear-cut. But he apparently doesn’t have a bad background. Thus, when the last Spanish Grand Prixincluding the battle that pitted him once morest Jack Miller et Marc Marquez was one of the high feats of arms, he did not add any to the last city he had nevertheless scratched in his comments following the day on Friday.
Aleix Espargaró: « I’m sorry people say I have a bad relationship with Marc Marquez«
After leaving an impression of conflict with the one who had just finished fourth in this second of the 11 European rounds, Aleix Espargaróthird in the Andalusian race and second in the championship wanted to rectify the situation: “ Jack Miller and Marc Marquez are two great drivers and beating them wasn’t easy, but that’s how racing is. Do we have a bad relationship with Marc? I’m sorry people say that. In motorcycle racing we often argueI got nervous in free practice because when you fight and push hard it’s hard to hold back your reactions ».
Then he ends by also sending a message to his current employer, of which he had regretted his reluctance to want to renew his contract. MotoGP until 2024: three podiums this season with Aprilia is a splendid result, I feel half Italian, I see this team as mine, my motorbike and I’m very close. We are 7 points from first in the standings, we are doing something crazy and I hope we can continue like this “. In short, in Jerez, Aleix Espargaró wanted to reconcile with everyone.
