a devastating mistake hits Aleix Espargaró

The despair of Granollers when he waved the checkered flag was evident. With his head down, he stopped the bike in the first safe place he could find to shrink over the Aprilia, where the first tears began to fall. You couldn’t believe it. The desolation was terrifying, and when he returned to the pits, he burst into tears as his mechanics applauded him. His two young children, just the day they were years old, have tried to comfort him in tears.

The excitement that has reigned on the circuit since Thursday has faded with an unnecessarily cruel blow. Leader in training, poleman and after breaking the track and track record pole, Espargaró had left a Grand Prix that was already named after him. In the circuit where he dreamed of running since childhood, Aprilia could consolidate his ascent to the Olympus of the pilots. His sporting career is being long, thanks to many professional and personal sacrifices that have led him to enjoy his best moment today. Six years ago he arrived in Aprilia, where he found an uncompetitive motorcycle. Always at the back of the standings, the task of reassembling a historic team was gigantic. The Catalan took the helm and, like the captain of the boat, began rowing to return the Italian brand to the golden years, a few years that have already arrived. Espargaró arrived in Montmeló chaining four podiums in a row and fighting for the World Cup with Quartararo.

When the traffic lights went out, the start was clear for Espargaró, who managed to keep up the good pace set over the weekend when Fabio Quartararo overtook him and took the lead. Even the one in Granollers has gotten rid of an accident that could have ended in misfortune. In the first turn, Nakagami has starred in an action that has shrunk the heart of the whole paddock. The Japanese man slipped, fell and hit his helmet against the wheel of Pecco Bagnaia. His visor flew off and his helmet was badly damaged. As he slid down the asphalt, he dropped Alex Rins and Bagnaia himself. The fully conscious Honda rider had to be taken to the Circuit Hospital after a fright that could have ended much worse.

The race continued with a series of falls. Espargaró fought to the last minute with Jorge Martín for second place and then he made the mistake that left him off the podium. Finally, he finished in a fifth bittersweet position. But victories are not always tied to the first step nor are they subject to crossing the finish line first. Aleix Espargaró has signed a great weekend. The race was presented as the perfect opportunity to seal a Grand Prix to be framed in the home circuit. But often life is not pleasant or fair. When the moment of truth came, Fabio Quartararo shattered Espargaró’s dreams

“It’s one of the hardest days of my career. It’s one hundred percent my fault. I apologize to the team, it’s a very big mistake,” he admitted in the press room. “I noticed it when I saw that my computer was thought to have broken the engine. I’ve been pushing the throttle to the limit ever since because I didn’t even know what position it was in,” he added. aware that the loss of points has not been so great: of the 20 he had in the bag, he has finished with 9.