Aleix Espargaro testing plans: ‘Talking with all the brands, it will probably not be Aprilia’

Aleix Espargaro reveals his test and wild-card plans for 202🥃5 will ‘probably not be with Aprilia’.

Aleix Espargaro, Catalunya MotoGP 2024
Aleix Espargaro, Catalunya MotoGP 2024

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro wants a switch to MotoGP test and wild-card duties after retiring from full time racing at 🙈the end of 2024.

But the identity o🐻f the machine he will develop next season is less clear.

An April𒊎ia rider since 2017 - who has taken the RS-GP’s first pole, po♉dium and grand prix victories - it was assumed Espargaro would continue as part of the Italian project.

But speaking to shortly afte𝕴r officially confirming his retirement plans on the eve of his home Catalunya round, Espargaro revealed:

“I have spoken with all the brands, but it will probably not be Aprilia.💦”

DAZN Aleix Espargaro
DAZN Aleix Espargaro

Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola also hinted that the factory 🥀could be parting ways with the #41, when paying tribute to Espargaro:

“I don't know what you will do in the future, but yo🎃u will always remain an Apriღlia rider.”

Lo🌌renzo S🔴avadori is currently Aprilia's test and wild-card rider.

Quizzed late on Thursday abou൩t how many races he might do next season, Espargaro said:

“Good question! Not a lot, really. I still have a lot of races this year. ඣI feel still young, believe me. 

"It's been no🦋t an easy decision because I still feel t🃏hat I have the strength, the speed.

“But I would like to test next year and t𒊎o d𓆉o maybe one race, for example.”

The 34-year-old then cited the example of Dani Pedജrosa, who retired from full-time racing with Honda in 2018 but has battled for the podium during recent wild-card appearances as a KTM test rider.

“Pedrosa’s example is extreme🐎ly good,” Espargaro said. “Actually, Pedrosa was one of the guys who helped me most.

“I talked with him for a long time in Jerez and he said to me, ‘If you are doubting whꦫen you are going to the races, it's going to be worse, worse, worse, worse’.

“This is🎃 why I decided to retire. So I use a lot his words and I seꦯe him very happy right now. So I would love his life.”

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