Jorge Martin reveals what Aleix Espargaro said to him about retirement decision

Jorge Martin has revealed he cried when Aleix Espargaro told him he would retire from MotoGP at t♓he end of 2024.

Aleix Espargaro Catalunya
Aleix Espargaro Catalunya

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro will bring an end to eight seasons with Aprilia, 14 full seasons in MotoGP, at the end of the current campaign.

A three-𓄧time MotoGP race winner including twice in Catalunya last season, Espargaro made the decision ahead of his home round in Barcelona, which caught some riders off guard.

No🌟t one who was surprised was championship leader Jorge Martin, who admits he had already spoken to the Aprilia rider before the announcement.

“I spoke with him last week and🍌 he was like ‘I’m not going to cry, I’m no꧑t going to cry, but finally he did’,” said Martin.

“For sure, he is a really important person in 🌠my life and I remember in 2013 I was his fan and he didn’t even know me.

“✤But then, fina🤡lly, he is not just my friend. He is my brother. Sometimes I am his son and I join him and his family many days for dinner.

“I think he i൩s one of the most important people in my life, so how could I not cry? He did a lot to stop and be with his family. He will have time to himself.

“It will be even more difficult to follow him on 💙the bicycle. I’m so happy for him and his family.”

Another one of Espargaro’s close friends who lives in Andorra is Alex Rins, who also spoke about Espargaro’s decisio🌱n to call time on hi♛s full-time racing career.

Rins added: “It was big news. I’m super happy for him because if heไ decided to stop racing it is because he wants 🍨to and deserves to.

“He did some really difficult but great seasons. His history is not easy. But h♏e iღs a fighter. 

“He fights a lot and trains really hard day-by-day to achiev𝓀e his goals. 

“I’m super proud of him and wis🐟h him a 🍬lot of luck in the future.”

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