In recent years, there haven’t been many rookies arriving in MotoGP – only one in 2022 and one in 2023. However, there are several riders in Moto2 who aspire to make the leap and have the arguments for it, which makes life more complicated for some of the current riders in the premier class due to the pressure of showing that they deserve their place. And, consequently, having a long career like Aleix Espargaró, who will retire at the end of the season, is more challenging.
Marc Márquez considers it an equally difficult scenario for the teams, at a time when a large part of the riders show that they deserve to be in MotoGP:
– For me, I believe it is quite complicated for the teams, because it seems that in recent years… ultimately the rider makes the difference, but it depends a lot on the machine and it seems that the level is quite equal. If you look at the lap times, you see that the majority of riders deserve a MotoGP.
These are statements that the Gresini Spaniard made in a press conference, where he also mentioned: ‘But ultimately, they also come from Moto2 working very hard, so it is difficult to have a long career; it is the famous phrase that “it’s not difficult to arrive, it’s difficult to maintain the level”. But that’s life. This time it was Aleix, he chose – because sometimes you can’t choose, you simply don’t have another option. Therefore, this is also something important for his retirement, that he chose that he would be better off at home‘.
