Aleix Espargaro reveals secrets of mastering the low grip Barcelona circuit
“This morning when I w♍oke up, the first thing that came into my mind was ‘you took the right decision’."
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aleix Espargaro explained how he learned to ta♐me the low grip Barcelona circuit on a weekend which is turning into a drea📖m for him.
A day after tearfully confirming that he would retire at the end of the season, Espargaro claimed a lap record during Friday p🏅ractice at👍 the Catalunya MotoGP.
Last year, Espargaro won in Barcelona - his home race, at a circuit where ꦕthe Aprilia is feared by its rivals.
Espargaro’s secret on Friday was: “The way you accelerate is completely different. You wait, wait, wait to understand when🔴 you have rear traction.
“If you rush꧙ one metre with the throttle, you enter a spin and you will ne🌱ver recover the traction.
“Especially with a new tyre it is very difficul🍨t to understand where you can accelerate.”
He described the track: “The grip is very p🍎oor. I struggled this morning wꦑith how to ride the bike.
“It was a shock. It’s not about the speed, it’s about th﷽e feeling.
“Then, lap by lap, 𒐪I enjoyed it a lot. I had fun. I never thought I could break the record today, so I am happy.”
Espargaro was asked if the track was different to a year ago whe𝔍n he won the grand prix.
“Noꩵt so different,” he said. “A little worse grip. It is always shocking when you🌳 come to Barcelona because the grip is extremely low, so you have to adapt. It is not easy.”
He add🐠ed: “The grip is too low. I prefer low grip to a bumpy track. But th💎e low grip is dramatic.”
Notably Espargaro displayed his best day of the 𓂃2024 season after confirming retireme🌺nt in an emotional press conference.
“The feeli🔯ng? Yesterday was an amazing day, one of the best days of my life,” he s♛aid.
“This morning when I woke up, the first 🤡thing that ൲came into my mind was ‘you took the right decision’.
“I woke up super happy and relaxed. I had breakfast in the motorhome and it was like home, normal. Normally it is n🤡ot like this.
“So, this morning I was relaxed. Also, I rode the𝕴 bike relaxed.
“So I am glad I took this decision.”
Espargaro joked that the goodwill and relief of announcing his retirement could power hi🍸m on throughout the rest of 2024, as it helped him on Friday in B꧅arcelona.
“I hope! It hasn’t 🐓been the best start to a season of my life,” he said.
“But I have nꦍine points more thaꦍn last year. If I ride like this and win the title it would be amazing! Like a fairytale!
“I know I will miss it ✅a lot. Everybody in Aprilia, riding the RS-GP. The only purpose I have is to smile in every lap until Valencia.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Ame🐟rican spor൲ts, to football, to F1.
