Espargaro insists Aprilia “is not good” in Argentina, despite MotoGP practice sweep
Listen to this article Rio Hondo was the scene of Aprilia’s and Espargaro’s maiden MotoGP win 12 months ago, with both picking up where they left off on Friday this year. After Maverick Vinales was fastest in FP1 ahead of Espargaro, the latter led the second Aprilia 1-2 of the day in FP2 by 0.162s. Asked why the RS-GP is so good around Rio Honda, Espargaro couldn’t explain it as he doesn’t feel like the bike is actually good at the circuit. “I don’t know, I don’t understand,” Espargaro said. “I mean, the bike is not good here, sincerely. But I think it’s less bad than the other bikes. “But the bike is not good, in Portimao I felt 10 times better. The bike was grippy, turning, good on the brakes. “Here it’s like you are on ice all the time, sliding, sliding. It’s crazy. But it looks like the other bikes are even worse.” Both Aprilia riders showed good race pace on Friday after...