ROMA – “My right arm is inflamed, I practically have no strength to drive”. This is the alarm raised by Aleix Espargaroduring second day of test a portimaolast window before the official start of the championship MotoGP. the pilot ofApriliawhich this year starts with great expectations after the excellent 2022finished just about thirty laps, before returning to the pits and telling the situation to the microphones of Sky Sport: “Yesterday I had to stop already, today I had the same problem. Tomorrow I’m going to do some tests on my arm, because it seems that there is fibrosis in the muscle: if so, we need to operate already tomorrow”. In the next 24 hours, therefore, the whole situation will be clearer, also in view of Espargaro’s chances of participation in the first round, at the end of the month.
The sensations on the bike
Beyond this possible mishap, however, the Spaniard expressed his feelings related to his feeling with the Aprilia: “It doesn’t seem bad to me, but they’re still tests. Now we have to analyze everything, also looking at what the others have used. I hope to be able to use everything we learned last year not only in terms of speed, but also in terms of technique. of resources, of material. Next to me I have very intelligent and good engineers, who will also be able to manage the season in a better way than last year. However, I too will have to improve”.
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