Aleix Espargaró did not hide his admiration and even the possibility of helping Jorge Martín in some way before the final race of the year, but he did not hesitate to leave words of praise for Pecco Bagnaia. In addition, the Aprilia rider briefly spoke about the great championship made by #89 in a satellite team.
‘No one could have imagined the crazy race they saw this Sunday. It was crazy as hell. I mean, [Jack] Miller was leading, there were accidents. For me, it was a mistake to race at two in the afternoon [Portuguese time]. It was too cold. With the front tire, we were all a little tight. But anything can happen in MotoGP and Jorge [Martín] had nothing to lose,’ #41 began, before talking about the difference between factory and satellite and not forgetting a ‘spectacular’ year:
– I feel very sorry for Jorge, I think the year he had in a satellite team, no matter how much they sell that the bike is official, it’s good, there are eight and in an official team we are 100. It has been spectacular since [Mick] Doohan, no one has won two consecutive titles.
And he concluded with praise for the champion, but not forgetting… his best friend: ‘Pecco is a great rider, he is a hardworking guy, he is a humble guy, he is calm, he is a good guy, he seems like a good person. Congratulations. I am very happy for him. Jorge is my best friend, but I am happy for Pecco.’
