TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola responded to the results of the race of Aleix Espargaro who finished the MotoGP Catalunya 2022 by placing fifth, Sunday (5/6/2022) tonight.
Massimo Rivola said Aleix Espargaro felt hopeless because of his ridiculous blunder at the end of the race.
Aleix Espargaro threw away the opportunity to finish second because he celebrated faster when the race still had one lap left.
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Investigate a calibaration, Aleix Espagaro miscalculated in determining the number of rounds he had done.
This happened when Espargaro judged the last race even though he still had one lap left.
As a result, he let go of the gas pedal and drove slowly to the edge of the circuit to celebrate his second place.
Unfortunately, that ridiculous blunder actually made his position snatched by the 4 racers behind him.
The four drivers who were blessed with Aleix’s ridiculous blunders were Jorge Martin, Johann Zarco, Joan Mir and Luca Marini.
Nevertheless, Pol Espargaro’s brother had shown his struggle to make up for the blunder.
He successfully overtakes Luca Marini and finishes the race in fifth position.