Pol Espargaró leaves the MotoGP World Championship grid after this season as he didn’t secure a seat for 2024. He remains with KTM in a behind-the-scenes role, potentially making wildcard appearances next year.
In an interview with Relevo, the Spaniard admitted he’s on the path toward the end of his sporting journey: ‘Perhaps not the complete end, but it’s the beginning of the end, without a doubt. But, well, it’s time to be content with everything I’ve done over the past years’.
While acknowledging his sporting merit, Espargaró feels fortunate for the career he’s had: ‘It’s clear that what allowed me to be here are the results and being competitive, but probably there are many riders who are competitive and don’t even have the opportunity I’ve had, so I feel very lucky’.
Now leaving the racing scene, #44 is undergoing a transition period, as he stated: ‘First, it’s time to recover myself, to regain my physical state and regain what I was in terms of confidence and physical aspect, and even a bit in terms of quality of life. Spending more time with myself, with my family’.