With Gresini now close to choosing Ducati machinery rather than continuing with Aprilia next season, the Noale factory's MotoGP presence – like Suzuki - looks destined to remain at just two bikes on the grid for 2022. It's a disappointing situation for Aleix Espargaro, who is carrying the Aprilia challenge this year on a vastly improved RS-GP that has finished closer than ever to the front. "I have two emotions," Espargaro said of Aprilia staying at only two machines. "From one side I am angry because it will be more difficult for me, as I have to be the fast man and develop the new parts, many more tests, but that's also a challenge for me which is not that bad....
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