MotoGP Catalunya: Aleix Espargaro in the running at Aprilia?
ꦓAprilia could be considering two new MotoGP riders next season with rumours that Aleix Espargaro is in discussions to join the team.
Espargaro's Suzuki future has been uncertain since the signing of Andrea Iannone, in the immediate aftermath of Maverick Vinales' deci🌞sion to join Yamaha.
While Espargaro would offer continuity, he was unhappy at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:how Iannone's arrival was handled and concerned by reports linking Moto2 stars Alex Rins and Johann Zarco to the remaining facto🍌ry GSX-RR seat.
🦄As a result, Espargaro is unsurprisingly talking with several other teams while awaiting the Suzuki decision.
Given that Marc Marquez will stay ꩲat Honda, the only other 2017 factory seats are at Aprilia or KTM... and KTM may not be an option sinc🌄e Aleix's younger brother Pol is now heavily linked to that ride.
Hence Aprilia couldꦡ be Espargaro's first choice, should the Suzuki꧟ verdict go against him.
Moto2 title leader Sam Lowes is Aprilia's only confirmed signing for 2017. Pres🦂ent riders Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl are/were thought to be fighཧting over the remaining seat.
Should Espargaro make an Aprilia move he would return👍 to the manufacturer with which he claimed the now defunct 'CRT' class title in 2012 and 2013, riding for the Aspar team.
Aprilia rolled out an all-new version of its RS-GP,🎶 to replace the previous Superbike-based machine, at the start of this year. The Italian manufacturer de𒉰clined to comment on the Espargaro rumours.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Ros💜si come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit s🧸tory and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
