Aleix Espargaró still doesn’t have his secure place for next year in MotoGP and it is not certain that he will continue, which makes a place in a factory team even more desirable and prone to rumors, with the latest ones pointing to the possibility of Marc Márquez moving to the Noale manufacturer. #41 sees this situation as a compliment to the way he has been working, while also expressing doubts about making a decision regarding his continuity.
In Jerez and in the preview of the new round of the championship, at the Spanish GP, there was again talk of the possibility of many riders being interested in a factory seat that is still not “closed”: that of Aleix Espargaró. Faced with this interest and after Fabio Quartararo was also associated with the factory team before renewing with Yamaha, the Catalan sees this interest as a good sign, while also pointing out his willingness or not to stay:
– It’s normal. That’s good and it means we did a good job at Aprilia, because four years ago no one wanted my bike. Maybe it’s also because I hinted that maybe this is my last year, but I’m calm; if I want to stay at Aprilia, I will. Don’t worry, for sure.
And then he talked about his future, clarifying once again that nothing has been decided yet: ‘The feeling I have is that I’m not convinced, that’s why I made it clear. You know I’m a person without filters, I say what I think. I could have stayed quiet, but I said what I think: I don’t know if I will continue. It’s normal that not only the other riders, but also Aprilia are moving. They can’t wait until October because it’s an official bike, one of the best bikes in the championship and if I’m not there, a top rider has to leave’.
Furthermore, he assured, he has never been so happy in his life as he is now: ‘I have the feeling that what I did is right and I have other concerns. The schedule is becoming increasingly complicated. Weekends are becoming more stressful and I don’t have everything very clear. I don’t know how to explain it well, but right now I’m so happy with everything in my life that I don’t care about next year, I don’t give a damn about it’.
And he concluded, postponing the decision to another phase: ‘I want to enjoy my family, what I have achieved, what I have. I have one of the best bikes in the world, the bike I’ve always dreamed of. I want to enjoy weekends and the present, because if not, we enter a phase where everything is moving very fast and now I’m in a phase where I’m calm’.
