Aleix Espargaró had a disappointing performance for himself in the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix, finishing eighth but over nine seconds behind the winner. The Aprilia rider had difficulties in unleashing the potential of the Aprilia RS-GP, a problem that has recurred for the third consecutive year.
When asked by the press for explanations regarding the issues in Phillip Island, the Spaniard mentioned that the core problem was excessive tyre spin, but he admitted that even the engineers couldn’t find justifications:
– What happened was that we had a lot of spin during the race and it caused me to be very slow in the last laps. But not even the engineers understand why we have this spin. Because this is the third consecutive year that we had this spin and we cannot improve it. So, if they don’t know, imagine me.