Aleix Espargaro sent an ominous warning to Aprilia’s MotoGP rivals by leading an RS-GP one-two during Friday practice in Indonesia.
Aprilia had excelled in similar low grip conditions at Catalunya, where Espargaro and team-mate Maverick Vinales delivered the factory’s historic first MotoGP one-two.
But it wasn’t just new rubber speed, the Aprilia pair had been just as dominant on used tyres. Indeed, Espargaro said he felt even better than when riding at his home Barcelona circuit last month.“I did a really fast lap with the first tyre, then I crashed, then I was fast again immediately after the crash but found a yellow flag when I was half a second under,” Espargaro recalled.
“I have to say that maybe I enjoy today more than in Barcelona. In Barcelona, I was a little bit more on the limit and today, even if I crashed, I enjoyed a lot riding the bike.“The grip is not fantastic but I was able really to understand and to ride in the limit of the bike, in the limit of the track and I had a lot of fun.”
“I don't think that the grip is worse than Barcelona or Argentina or Qatar. And one thing we have to remember is that it’s Friday. And I think if I didn't crash, I could go into the 1m 29. And I didn't go under 1m 32 last year. So I think is good.
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