2021 MOTOGP SEASON PREVIEW
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Feature
APRILIA A Fresh Start
After a notoriously difficult 2020, Aprilia could be poised to
spring a surprise. Having greatly revised the RS-GP over the win-
ter, Aleix Espargaro posted the sixth-fastest time in preseason
tests in Qatar and showed rhythm that suggests he will be in the
running for a top-six position at race one. The Noale factory has
revised every aspect of its package, with notable steps forward
taken with its aerodynamics package and engine torque.
"In lap times we proved that we can fight with the best, and
also regarding the pace, the race simulation, if I'm not the fast
one, almost," Espargaro said. "It looks like we can have fun this
year." But we have been here before. The Catalan entered last
season confident of podium finishes, but managed a single
eighth place as his best result.
Can Aleix
Espargaro turn a
solid preseason
into race results?
