Aleix Espargaro had just signed his best time of the day in 1’31 ”333 and was trying, on his 38th lap, to lower his time again. However, in one of the fastest corners of the Misano circuit he ended up on the ground, remedying the fracture of the little finger of his left hand, a situation that saw him forced to finish the tests early.
The Aprilia rider was visited by the circuit doctors and next week he will go to the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona for further tests to avoid a more important injury: “I had a bit of bad luck in the sense that I crashed in a very fast corner and when I got into the gravel, my finger turned. I have a fracture, but I don’t think that will affect me ahead of the Aragon Grand Prix ”.
“Anyway, I will visit Doctor Xavier Mir this week to see if there is anything I can do to improve. They have seen the x-rays and the fracture does not require an operation, so we need patience and rest ”, commented the Granollers driver, who had already fallen at Silverstone and fractured his heel.
Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia Racing
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Returning to the tests, Espargaro was adamant in ensuring that nothing had been tried to improve the current bike: “We tried things for 2023, on the Monday before testing I was clear with the engineers and I told them we have to rest assured. . This year we have the good opportunity to end the season in a good position, so we have to continue with the same bike as now, which is working well and for us we have a good track. We have tried things for the future, new configurations, but nothing we have tried will be used in Aragon ”.
Focused on trying things for 2023, Aleix thinks there is room for improvement: “On Tuesday I tried an aerodynamic package that changes the bike quite a lot, goes better, but makes it more physical to ride. But I liked it a lot. In terms of the engine, I hope for some improvement because we need it, but there is nothing. I await him in Valencia, but I believe that we will not have the definitive bike of 2023 until the tests in Malaysia in February ”.
Curiously, Honda brought a new aerodynamic configuration to the track on day one that was very reminiscent of Aprilia’s. “It is nothing but a pride for us to know that a manufacturer as large as Honda has many innovations that resemble those of Aprilia. It is a source of pride for all the engineers in Noale, who are doing a great job. Maverick does not stop making the podium. It is undoubtedly a pride that the biggest manufacturer in the championship is looking to us ”, commented Aleix Espargaro.
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