Pol Espargaro admits he “still cannot really believe” the pace KTM has been showing in MotoGP in 2020, but wants to see how the bike stacks up against Marc Marquez. The reigning world champion has been absent since breaking his right arm in a heavy crash during the season-opening Spanish […]
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Pol Espargaro says he and Jack Miller wanted MotoGP Styrian Grand Prix victory “too hard” in their last-lap duel and “gave it” to Miguel Oliveira. The KTM rider led from lap seven to the final tour, but an overly defensive line at Turn 3 allowed Pramac’s Miller to overtake him […]
Styrian Grand Prix poleman Pol Espargaro feels victory was “more achievable” in the first Red Bull Ring MotoGP race as the field has tightened for the second outing. Espargaro led the Austrian GP before it was red-flagged and looked the strongest of the lead group, but suffered with a lack […]
Aleix Espargaro says outgoing Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso would be “more than welcome” at Aprilia for the 2021 season. On Saturday at the Austrian Grand Prix, Ducati and Dovizioso’s manager Simone Battistella announced the 14-time MotoGP race winner would not be renewing his contract with the Italian manufacturer beyond […]
Pol Espargaro stormed to his and KTM’s first MotoGP pole in a frantic Styrian Grand Prix qualifying, while Valentino Rossi was only 15th after a crash. In a season in which KTM achieved its first win courtesy of Brad Binder, Espargaro gave the Austrian marque its maiden pole in a […]
Pol Espargaro led the opening MotoGP practice session for KTM’s home Austrian Grand Prix, while race-winning team-mate Brad Binder was a low-key 16th. With unpredictable weather forecast for the later today, the latter stages of FP1 featured riders trying to secure provisional Q2 places. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo set the […]
KTM’s Pol Espargaro says his motivation is “in the clouds” for this weekend’s MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix after the team’s first premier-class victory in the Czech GP. Rookie Brad Binder guided the RC16 to his and KTM’s first MotoGP victory at Brno last weekend just four years after the Austrian […]
Espargaro Aleix Espargaro was “very disappointed” to be 15 seconds away from KTM winner Brad Binder in the Czech Grand Prix, as Aprilia has been in MotoGP two years longer. Rookie Binder took a sensational maiden victory for himself and KTM last weekend at Brno, while Espargaro was 15s back […]
Aleix Espargaro was “very disappointed” to be 15 seconds away from KTM winner Brad Binder in the Czech Grand Prix, as Aprilia has been in MotoGP two years longer. Rookie Binder took a sensational maiden victory for himself and KTM last weekend at Brno, while Espargaro was 15s back in […]
KTM Motorsport boss Pit Beirer says Pol Espargaro “deserved” to take the brand’s first MotoGP win for the “pure heart” he put into the project since 2017. Espargaro joined KTM for its first season in MotoGP back in 2017 and has been the constant in its line-up since then, taking […]
Aleix Espargaro says the traction of Brad Binder’s race-winning KTM relative to his Aprilia made him feel like “I was in the Moto2 class” during MotoGP’s Czech Grand Prix. Espargaro started from fourth on the factory 2020 Aprilia RS-GP and ran second on the opening lap after overtaking championship leader […]
Honda has officially announced it has signed Pol Espargaro for the 2021 MotoGP season, while Cal Crutchlow has been moved aside at LCR to make way for Alex Marquez. Last month Autosport revealed Espargaro would be leaving KTM at the end of the year to join six-time MotoGP world champion […]
Pol Espargaro says he feels “strong enough to fight for something great” on the KTM in this weekend’s MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix after finishing Friday practice fifth overall. Espargaro ended last weekend’s first race at Jerez just a second from KTM’s first ever dry podium, and made a rapid start […]
Pol Espargaro says Johann Zarco could have avoided the contact which took him out of the MotoGP Czech Grand Prix, but says the Avintia rider “didn’t want” to. The KTM rider endured an unlucky weekend at Brno, with a yellow flag infringement – which he protested, but to no avail […]
Aleix Espargaro believes the advancements MotoGP has made in its fitness checks is good enough to allow injured riders to decide it is safe enough for them to return. The Spanish Grand Prix weekend saw three riders suffer big injuries, with LCR’s Cal Crutchlow fracturing his left wrist in warm-up, […]
Pol Espargaro says he is “pissed off” at having lost his second-fastest MotoGP Czech Grand Prix qualifying lap due to a late yellow flag and will appeal the decision. The KTM rider fired in a 1m55.779s lap in the closing stages of qualifying at Brno, which put him into a […]
Aleix Espargaro says the Brno track surface is a “disaster” and not at “MotoGP level”, admitting his feeling on the bike in places was like riding in the wet. Czech Grand Prix venue Brno hasn’t been resurfaced since 2008, and over time the asphalt has lost grip and has become […]
Aleix Espargaro believes the 2020 Aprilia MotoGP bike is “closer to the podium” on pace in hot conditions than he was able to show during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. Espargaro had a strong pre-season on the overhauled RS-GP, and finished both sessions of Wednesday’s Jerez test inside the top […]
KTM rider Pol Espargaro says he “wouldn’t have trusted” someone saying pre-season he’d end the MotoGP Jerez double-header fifth in the standings. The 2020 KTM RC16 has proven to be a considerable step forward over its predecessor, with Espargaro believing the bike is quicker than the Ducati everywhere at Jerez […]