Aleix Espargaro sets himself deadline to decide as he ponders retiring
Aleix Espargaro discusses the𝓀 big decision that looms over his future

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro knows he must decide whether to retire soon.
The Aprilia rider is 34 years old, the oldest rider on the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP grid.
He has💛 pondered retirement before but is now into the final year of his contract.
“I don't know,” he told about his future.
Does he want to ride on into 2025?
“I don't know. I have to value it,” he said.
“I think about it a lot, I ✃talk about it a lot with Laura [his wife].
“But I wan🐻t to give myself more time. I still haven't decided i⭕n my head.
“Then you have to be honest and🦹 humble, because it will depend on whether Aprilia wants me to continue and offer me a new contract. But I'm not into that now.
“I don't know whether to stop now and become a test rider or to ✱racꦚe one or two more seasons.
“But I have to decide between now and Mugello.
“When we do a couple of E🌞uropean races, I will decide my future.💧”
The Mugello MotoGP roun🌟d begins on May 31. Between this weekend's MotoGP of the Americas and Mugello, there are rounds at Jerez, Le Mans and Catalunya.
🧔Aprilia are seemingly active in the rider market after trying, and💞 failing, to lure Fabio Quartararo.
For Espargaro, other factors must be considered.
“There are times when it is difficu🌃lt for me to travel,” he adm🤪itted.
“But then when I am here I have a great time.
“I'm being very competitive. And I put 🎃it on a scale and it is very even.”
His final decision will come down to on-track🌳 results.
“I am still at a😼 very high level. In Qatar I was oღne of the fastest, in Portimao too.
“If when we get to Mugello I continue fi𓆏ghting for podiums or win a race, myꦏ idea will be to continue.
“The results will decide.”
Espargaro was sixth-fastest in Friday practi♛ce at the Americas MotoGP. Aprilia teammate Maverick Vinales was second.

James was a spor🥀ts journalist at Sky Spo🔥rts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.