The MotoGP Australian GP was disappointing for Aprilia and, in particular, for Aleix Espargaró, who found himself far from the front when he had hoped to compete for top positions. Despite the overall performance of the RS-GP having improved significantly in recent years, it still exhibits significant variations from one track to another.
Asked if he has an explanation for this lack of consistency, the Spaniard said he has no answer at the moment, but he acknowledge the issue:
– It’s a very good question. I don’t have an answer. I was very angry with my race in Phillip Island because I expected be on top and I couldn’t be on top. But I was a lot faster than the rest of Aprilias on the race – by quite a lot of time. It means it’s not really the rider, it’s that we can’t really perform in one circuit like the other and this is a very, very good question.