Aleix Espargaró’s locker shone with its own light after claiming his first victory in MotoGP during the Argentine Grand Prix. The Aprilia rider managed to face the threat imposed by Jorge Martín’s Ducati, the biggest rival of his RS-GP during Sunday at Termas de Río Honndo.
Very pleased and happy, Aleix Espargaró assured that he could not believe what he had just achieved.
“It has been a very good weekend, I had never managed a situation like this,” he told the DAZN microphones after concluding the test.
“It hasn’t been easy, the track has changed a lot, the bike skidded a lot,” described the Spanish rider.
“But in the end I worked a lot with traction control and engine braking to be able to get to the last few laps a little better than Jorge [Martín].”
Espagaró debuted the winners of Aprilia in the queen category, after “many years suffering”.
“Last night I said to myself ‘try to enjoy it, you’ve got pole, try to enjoy it and tomorrow enjoy being first on the grid and not having anyone in front of you.
“We are grand prix winners and we are leading the world championship, so we are working and achieving very nice things.”
“There is a lot of work to do, but the reality is that we are there on our own merits. Nobody has given me anything and I am leading the championship in the third race.”
“If I have been able during these years to overcome difficult times being 20th, 18th and 15th, I will adapt well to this new situation.”
The rider from Granollers wanted to dedicate this victory to his parents, who can boast of having two sons competing against the best riders in the world.
“All the efforts they have made over the years have paid off. Now they have two winners and this one goes to them.”
“There is a long way to go, but we are one of the candidates, clearer than water. I am going to continue with my feet on the ground with a cool head and giving everything,” he concluded.
