Aleix Espargaro “has weapon to fight for the first time” with Aprilia in MotoGP

Aprilia has shown good form all winter with its new RS-GP, with a number of riders – including reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo – praising the performance of the Italian marque’s bike.

And across the Qatar weekend, Espargaro was strong throughout, qualifying fifth and getting stuck into the podium battle.

Though he ultimately came up just nine tenths shy of a podium in…