Aleix Espargaro believes the 2020 Aprilia MotoGP bike is "closer to the podium" on pace in hot conditions than he was able to show during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. Espargaro had a strong pre-season on the overhauled RS-GP, and finished both sessions of Wednesday's Jerez test inside the top 10. But Espargaro admits Aprilia got " completely lost" with the bike from practice due to various technical issues and could only qualify down in 17th. He says Aprilia reverted to a set-up closer to what he ran at the Sepang and Qatar test and felt "very strong" in the race - though would only last three laps before crashing. Commenting on his weekend, Espargaro said:...
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