168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aleix Espargaro is the oldest rider in MotoGP, but that hasn’t stopped the Aprilia ma൩n from being the factory team’s best performer over theౠ last few seasons.

Espargaro was the best non-Ducati rider at the Sepang MotoGP test as he fini🦩shed fifth fastest.

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The Spaniard, who🌜 is now going into his eighth season with Aprilia, says he’s ‘proud’ of the work done by the Noale-based manufacturer.

“It has been a long journey,” Es🦩pargaro told MotoGP.com. “I’m really proud to be here and 🎶to be in my eighth seasonwith Aprilia.

“Our journey has not been𝕴 easy. We have come from very far awa🌌y and it’s a privilege to be an Aprilia rider.”

In terms of his future beyond 2024, Espar🌌garo is one of many factory riders set to be out of contract after this season.

But if he remains fast and competitive in 2024, Espargaro expects to continue wiꦿth Ap🍌rilia.

“The plan is to go as fast as possible,” 🦩said the three-time MotoGP race winner. “The races will decide for me if I’m still fast, if I’m still number one rider in Aprilia as I have been in the previous seven seasons. It’s in my hands.

𝐆“It depends how fast I am. Hopefully we can start fast and fight for victories at the start of the season.”

While Espargaro was in the mix during the Sepang test, team-mate Maverick Vinales struggled to demonstrate꧙ the same pace.

Struggling with the n🅷ew RS-GP24-spec bike, and in particular its new aero package, Vinales was unable to perform at the level expected.

Espargaro did not have those problems and waಌs unable to explain why Vinales found the bike difficult to ride.

Espargaro added: “It’s a difficult question for me. I liked the bike from the first few laps of t🔯he test.&nbs🌠p;

“It’s true that it’s quite di𝔍fferent aerodynℱamically and you have to ride the bike differently.

“The way you put the bike in the corners is different. But it goes൲⛄ towards my riding style. For me, it is fine.”