The MotoGP season is about two months away from starting and is already a talking topic – just like the one that ended in November last year, with assessments still ongoing during this off-season.
On Adriiianef’s Twitch channel, Aleix Espargaró – who finished sixth in the championship – admitted that in 2023, he would have preferred to have had a more consistent performance: ‘I can’t give myself a bad grade for the season I had when I won two Grand Prix. But I didn’t have the ability to be consistently competitive. I would have liked to have been more constant’.
The Aprilia rider secured two victories in 2023, one of them at his home round in Catalonia, as he recalled: ‘It’s difficult to put into words. Imagine having my kids, my wife, and my parents in Montmeló. And to have been the protagonist. There was a lot of pressure, but I enjoyed it a lot, getting the pole position, winning the races on Saturday and Sunday. And having my kids join me on the podium was like a dream come true’.
The new season starts in March, and Espargaró was challenged to make his predictions for the three categories: ‘In Moto3, it might be more complicated. Maybe [Daniel] Holgado will win the title. In Moto2, Fermín Aldeguer. In the last phase of last season’s championship, he was playing in another league. In MotoGP, I’d like an Aprilia to win, but if not, I’ll bet on Jorge Martín’, he analyzed.