For Aleix Espargaro, Sunday was a realisation that, no matter how valiant his efforts, no matter how much he risked, the Aprilia RS-GP is lagging some way behind its MotoGP competitors in its current guise, after the Catalan was continually outgunned in Thailand. The 28-year old could place no higher than 14th on the combined timesheets, 0.92s back of pace setter Dani Pedrosa, after three days of testing at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, a feat that required maximum effort on his part. After failing to trouble to top ten on days one and two, Espargaro-the-elder claimed Sunday “was one of the days that I put in more effort in my time with Aprilia,” when he repeatedly pushed...
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