Aprilia “not in control” of issue that took out two riders in Americas MotoGP

Espargaro’s rear ride height device malfunctioned on the opening lap of the Americas GP last Sunday and he was forced to navigate the opening corners with his Aprilia stuck in a lower position.

As he opened the throttle to exit Turn 12 on the first lap, Espargaro crashed and was unable to rejoin.

Espargaro says this issue has happened before with the 2023 RS-GP but normally…