Aprilia MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaro wants the Italian manufacturer to retain the struggling Scott Redding as his teammate for next year. Redding joined Aprilia this year in place of Sam Lowes, who was dropped after just one season with the team amid a lack of results. So far, Redding has been having a similarly tough time, and Aprilia has been weighing up its options to replace the 25-year-old for 2019. Espargaro expressed his sympathy for Redding, saying the RS-GP is "not an easy bike", and urged Aprilia to renew the Briton's contract to give the team stability. "I hope that Scott can find the way," said Espargaro at Le Mans. "I really would like to have him as...
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