Aprilia MotoGP riders Aleix Espargaro and Scott Redding say they would prefer the Italian marque to continue without signing a satellite team for 2019. Currently only Ducati, Honda and Yamaha have satellite teams, but Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has previously expressed his wish to see all six MotoGP manufacturers pairing up with a customer squad. However, with Tech 3 switching to KTM for 2019 and Yamaha looking set to replace the French squad with Marc VDS next year, Suzuki and Aprilia are both likely to continue without a satellite operation. Espargaro said that would be his preference, as he fears the input of more riders would likely prevent Aprilia from working in one direction....
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