The Aprilia r♐ider took his first MotoGP win of 2023 and first since Argentina at the beginning of 2022, after overcoming Francesco Bag💝naia in sensational style at Silverstone.

T🔜he last-lap showdown saw Espargaro make his way past Bagnaia under braking for turn 11, as 🌳he forced the front tyre of his RS-GP23 machine to the inside of the world champion. 

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But despite Espargaro being the fastest rider throughout the race, the same type of performance is going to be difficult to replicate at the Red Bull Ring, according to🥃 the Spaniard.

"We have an important challenge in front of us this weekend, this track is difficult for Aprilia and for my riding style,"&nbs🐽p;said Espargaro in the pre-event press conference. 

"I will try my best to keep momentum, for consistency in the last rounds. Wit🃏h my riding style, I have created this bike more or less.

"It is fas🉐t in the ༺mid-corner, fast on long corners, but the stop-and-go is difficult. We are looking for better traction and more turn.

"This is a good place to find how we improve the 2023 bike. In Silverstone they brought me more items. The bike turns a little 💜bit better. We have new updates here."

It took Espargaro a year-and-a-half to secure his second win, which is a length of time he’s hoping to avoid when it comes ඣto making it a hat-trick of victories for Aprilia.

Asked what he’s learned about becoming a two-time winner, Espargaro said: "To win is very difficult so you must ꦕcelebrate every victory. 

"The beginning of this year, the mistakes were my f꧑ault, not my team’s fault. I put too much pressure on, set goals that💜 were too high. 

"I love my bike but I wasn’t able to show its potential.🌄 I feel more ready than last season.📖 Hopefully we can recover points."