Aleix Espargaró had a scary day today in Thailand and at the end of the race he showed himself very upset, especially mentally, after a race that he considered the worst of his life. The Aprilia rider had problems with the brakes, which left him practically in panic, and he had no arguments to fight with those who finished ahead of him, who he considers have a better bike.
In a first analysis of his performance this Sunday in Buriram, A. Espargaró began by referring to the extreme difficulties: ‘It was a difficult race honestly, I couldn’t brake, it was the most difficult of my life. In the last three laps I panicked: I tried to breathe and I couldn’t, it was super super worrying and when I arrived in the garage I thought I was going to die, it was a very very tough race for me, very difficult to keep focus’.
In the opinion of #41, this race is a summary of what this year has been for him: ‘For me, today’s race is an example of what my championship has been: we are fifth in terms of riders and the four who finished ahead of me are faster than me this year and have better bikes than mine, that’s for sure. Today’s race is the image of our championship’.
The Spanish rider then clarified: ‘The first part of the race was very good but I didn’t have enough power in some places and some lack of grip. I was too close to the limit to be able to catch up with the leaders. Overall, the race was not bad but in the last eight laps, I couldn’t even see the reference points to brake, it was unbelievable and it was the worst race of my career’.
