The 2022 MotoGP season, which is starting these days with the pre-season tests held by riders and teams between Malaysia and Indonesia, will be particularly important for theAprilia. The Noale house last year finally managed to break the podium taboo, reaching a splendid third place at Silverstone with Aleix Espargarò. This year, however, the ambition is to transform such results from a rare exception to a pleasant habit. Alongside the now historic ‘captain’ of the Italian house there will then be the highly anticipated Maverick Vinales, ready for his first full season with Aprilia. The Spanish duo will have the task of giving continuity to the growth path undertaken by the Venetian brand.
A further and important contribution to the cause will also come from the Aprilia test rider, that one Lorenzo Savadori who was a starting driver before the purchase of the # 12. The 28-year-old from Cesena this year will not just provide useful data for the development of the bike, but will have the opportunity to return to racing with some continuity on the track. According to what is reported by the site The RaceAprilia intends to exploit almost completely the possibility – guaranteed by the concessions – of having 6 GPs available during the year in which to field a wild card. The third rider should get on the saddle in fact in five rounds.
This is a huge leap forward if you consider that in 2021 Aprilia never raced any races with three bikes on the track. The stops foreseen for the use of Savadori should be Portimao, Jerez, Mugello, Assen and Misano. “It is very difficult to carry out proper tests with race drivers – he had recently explained, always on the site The Race, Massimo Rivola – but so far Lorenzo has done a great job. The good thing is the things he said. We told him not to say anything to the other two riders; they also rode the bike and reported the same things. So if the feeling is the same, the direction to take is the same“.
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