The Aprilia rider took his﷽ first MotoGP win of 2023 and first since Argentina at the beginning of 2022, after overcoming Francesco Bagnaia in sens🐬ational style at Silverstone.

Th𓆉e last-lap showdown saw Espargaro make his way past Bagnaia under braking for tur𝓰n 11, as he forced the front tyre of his RS-GP23 machine to the inside of the world champion. 

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But despite Espargaro b🃏eing the f𝐆astest rider throughout the race, the same type of performance is going to be difficult to replicate at the Red Bull Ring, according to the Spaniard.

"We have an important challenge in front of us this weekend, this track is difficult for Aprilia and 🤪for my riding style," said Espargaro in the pre-eve𒆙nt press conference. 

"I will try my best to keep momentum, for consistency in th𝓰e last rounds. With my riding sty🍌le, I have created this bike more or less.

"It is fast in the mid-corner, fast on long corners, but the stop-and-go is difficult♌. We are looking for better traction and more turn.

"This is a good place to find how we impro💖ve the 2023 bike. In Silverstone they brought me more items. The bike turns a little bit better. We have new updates here."

It took Espargaro a year-and-a-half to secure his second win, which is a length of time he’s hoping⛄ to avoid when it comes to making it a hat-trick of victories f💎or Aprilia.

Asked what he’s learned about becoming a two-time winner, 👍Espargaro said: "To win is very difficult so you must cele𓆏brate every victory. 

"The beginning of this year, the mistakes were my fault, not my team’s fault. I pꦕut too much pressure on, set goals that were too high. 

"I love my bike but I wasn’t able to show its potential. I feel more readꦬy than last season. Hopefully we can recover points."