168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aleix Espargaro will bring an end to eight seasons with Aprilia, 14 full seasons in MotoGP, at the end of the current campaign.

A three-time MotoGP race winner including twice in Catalunya last season, Espargaro made the decision ahead of his home rཧound in 🗹Barcelona, which caught some riders off guard.

Not one who was surpriܫs♕ed was championship leader Jorge Martin, who admits he had already spoken to the Aprilia rider before the announcement.

“I spoke with him last week and he was like ‘I’m ☂not going to cry, I’m not going to cry, but finally he did’🅷,” said Martin.

“For sure, he is a really im💎portant person in my life and I remember in 2013 I was his fan and he didn’t 🌼even know me.

“But then, finally, he is not just my friend. He is my brother. Sometimes I am his son and I join him and his family ma🍸ny days for dinner.

“I think he i﷽s one of the most important people in my life, so how could I not cry? He did a lot to stop and be with his family. He will hav🍰e time to himself.

“It will be even more difficult to follo𝓰w him on the bicycle. I’m so happy for him and his family.”

Another one of Espargaro’s close friends who lives in Andorra is Alex Rins, who also spoke abo🌌ut Espargaro’s decision to call time on his full-time racing career.

Rins added: “It was big news. I’m super happy fo꧅r him because if he decided to stop racing it is because he wants to and deserves to.

“💖He did so💫me really difficult but great seasons. His history is not easy. But he is a fighter. 

“He fights a💛 lot♐ and trains really hard day-by-day to achieve his goals. 

“I’m super 💫proud of him and wish him a lot of luck i🌞n the future.”