MotoGP Valencia: Espargaro returns as Aprilia goes (RED)

Aprilia w♔ill be back to full strength with the return of Aleix 🐽Espargaro for this weekend's Valencia MotoGP finale, when the team will also run the special (RED) livery seen at last year's event.

(RED), founded in 2♕006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver, has contributed more than $475 million to the Global Fund in the battle against AIDS, Tuberculosis an🀅d Malaria.

Spaniard Espargaro will be back in ꧑the saddle of his RS-GP after being forced to miss Sepang due to a hand injur꧂y at Phillip Island.

Espargaro returns as Aprilia goes (RED)

Aprilia will be back to full strength with ꦡthe return of Aleix Espargaro for this weekend's Valencia M🌊otoGP finale, when the team will also run the special (RED) livery seen at last year's event.

(RED), founded in 2006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver, h𓂃as con☂tributed more than $475 million to the Global Fund in the battle against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Spaniard Espargar🦩o will be back in the saddle of his RS-GP after being fo♌rced to miss Sepang due to a hand injury at Phillip Island.

"I can't wait to get back in the saddle. I have missed the RS-GP!" Espargaro said. "I was sorry to miss the Malaysia round due to the injury. Unfortunately, ours is a dangerous sport and🐽 these things can happen.

"I am confident. My hand is better and despite the fact that there is still some pain, I will give 100%. The entire team and I deserve to finish this season well. We have worked hard a♍nd we want to tackle preparation for 2018 with the♏ right confidence."

Rookie team-mate Sam Lowes will be making his final MotoGP appearance for Aprilia before stepping back to Moto2💟 in 2018.

"I want to do well in Valencia. It is a track where we have done various tests, so we will have a good starting se🎃tup. After the triple-header I recharged my batteries and I am ready to give it my all for myself and for the team," Lowes said.

Espargaro starts the final round holding 14th in the world 🗹championship, with Lowes 25th.

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