Aprilia has scored just six top six finishes in the modern MotoGP era. The latest of those came two weeks ago in Portugal, courtesy of an in-form Aleix Espargaro aboard an RS-GP that looked like a genuinely competent package for the first time.A strong Friday showing at Jerez for the Spanish Grand Prix, which Espargaro […]
Last year’s F2 runner-up Ilott was announced as Alfa Romeo’s second reserve driver earlier this week ahead of his grand prix weekend debut in opening practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix. Taking over from Antonio Giovinazzi, Ferrari youngster Ilott completed 21 laps and finished the session 17th overall, lapping four-tenths of a second… Continue Reading […]
Espargaro has made a strong start to the 2021 season aboard the new RS-GP, scoring top 10 results in the opening three rounds and currently occupying sixth in the championship. On Friday at Jerez Espargaro was second in FP1 and followed up his speed in the morning with the third-fastest time of the day in […]
Last year’s running in Portimao saw drivers struggle with low grip conditions throughout the race weekend, most notably on Sunday when a sprinkling of rain and low temperatures hit the track just before the race start. The running of this year’s race in springtime gave hope for improved track conditions and higher temperatures, only for… […]
World champion Joan Mir went straight out in FP2 on the used medium rear tyre he ended FP1 on and set the initial benchmark at 1m39.781s as he began some used-rubber running. Just as it did in the opening 15 minutes of FP1, top spot changed hands frequently as the likes of Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha […]
The pair traded fastest times throughout the opening practice session, while Lewis Hamilton finished fifth after complaining of a balance problem early on and then failing to string a flying lap together on the softer tyres in the closing stages. When the session got underway, Bottas was first to take the track, followed by Sergio […]
MotoGP returns to Jerez in wildly different conditions to what it found during last year’s double-header run in scorching weather in July. In the cooler conditions, top spot changed hands at a frenetic pace as Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro set the early pace with a 1m40.834s. This was quickly usurped by championship leader Fabio Quartararo, with […]
Mercedes junior driver Russell’s fight with Bottas in the middle phase of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix ended in a massive accident when his Williams speared left into the Mercedes, in a clash the Imola stewards decided was a racing incident triggered by Russell putting his right-side wheels on a damp patch of asphalt. Russell was… Continue Reading on […]
After quitting the premier class in 2004, Aprilia returned to MotoGP in 2015 as a factory entrant running in conjunction with Gresini Racing. This partnership has continued through to 2021, though the current agreement between Aprilia and Gresini expires at the end of this season – with the latter confirming its return to independent team […]
Russell climbed from his wrecked FW43B and ran to accost Bottas while the Finn was still sat in his own badly damaged car after the pair had crashed battling over ninth place last time out in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. It was a crash that was judged a racing incident by the Imola stewards, […]