MotoGP celebrated its 75th anniversary last weekend. Currently, the rider who has been in the paddock the longest is Aleix Espargaró, who has witnessed many changes throughout his career.
The Aprilia rider believes there has been a growing level of professionalism and that now all riders are true athletes: ‘The sport has changed so much, especially in professionalism. Nowadays riders are completely athletes, and 10/15 years ago I don’t think all the riders were athletes. Today it’s impossible, you cannot ride this type of bikes if you are not really fit’.
Espargaró then spoke about the races: ‘Everything is a lot more equal. We expected to have better races, but at the end is not that easy, we are facing some problems in this’.
The rider, who will retire at the end of the season, believes improvements are possible: ‘We are in a good moment, but I think we can improve, especially the show. But we are on the way. In the last four/five seasons, the aerodynamics has played a big role in this sport, so we will see the future’.