Aleix Espargaro has declared himself “satisfied” by Aprilia’s performance in the opening MotoGP pre-season test at Sepang, particularly over a race distance. The ex-Suzuki rider ended up 13th fastest both on Wednesday and in the combined classification at the Malaysian track, 0.740s behind pacesetter and former teammate Maverick Vinales (Yamaha). Espargaro was one of several riders to fall on the final day of running, interrupting a race simulation by crashing the new version of the RS-GP at Turn 15 late on. “In the end we finished seven tenths from the quickest with a very fast time from Maverick, so we have to be satisfied,” said Espargaro of the test. “Near the end I did a...
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