MotoGP - Pol Espargaró: “That Alberto Puig is here is crucial”

Puig was one of the key people in the Espargaró contracting operation and, probably for this reason, the relationship between the two is good. But, aside from that connection, for the rider from Granollers (Barcelona) having the former rider in the workshop is vital.

Polyccio barely has any experience dealing with the Japanese Honda technicians, so Puig is in charge of receiving the information from Espargaró, especially the problems, decoding it and transferring it to those responsible for the technical part of HRC .

In recent races, that chain did not work because Puig did not attend the Grand Prix of Portugal or Jerez either, due to a health problem that he has already left behind.

“ It is not that there is a lack of communication between the Japanese and me. The Japanese culture is very different from the European one, and without a doubt it is easier for me to explain my problems to Alberto than to them”, commented Espargaró this Friday, a good day for the #44 , given that he finished fourth in Le Mans. , less than four tenths from the fastest (Johann Zarco).

“With Alberto I think it is more a matter of relationship. For starters, he’s an ex-pilot. Technicians see reality through numbers. The rider is a number on a bike that is full of numbers. Alberto humanizes the explanations”, continued the Catalan, who, according to him, is gradually understanding better what he has to do to go fast with the Honda.

“I explain to Alberto what is happening to me, and he transfers it to the Japanese because he knows them much better than me. For me, the fact that Alberto is in the races is more important, it is crucial”, Espargaró deepened, before giving a practical example. “The Japanese tell me that Marc accelerates better coming out of a particular corner. And they release it like this. What he does is try to understand why, ”says the Spaniard.