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SECOND ROW FOR ALEIX IN THE SILVERSTONE QUALIFIERS

28 August 2021

Saturday at Silverstone did not begin with good news: Lorenzo Savadori was forced to bring his weekend to an early close due to the injury he suffered during the Austrian race. The goal is to recover as best he can in order to be back in the saddle as soon as possible.

Aleix’s performance, on the other hand, brought smiles back to the Aprilia camp. Second in the morning FP3 session, the Spanish rider confirmed his good work from yesterday, qualifying to go straight through to Q2. In FP4, Espargaró and his team focused on getting ready for the race with a long run on used tyres.

In the crucial qualifying session, Aleix rode his RS-GP flawlessly, all the way to a time of 1’59.273 that earned him a spot on the second row.

ALEIX ESPARGARO’
“I’m fast here and I feel very good. Aprilia has given me the most competitive bike of the season. We have no obvious weaknesses and that makes me optimistic. In FP4, I took the tyres to 21 laps with good times, so we definitely have the pace. In qualifying, I could have done better but I won’t complain. At the end of the day, we are all rather close and the second row isn’t bad. There are times when you have all the right cards to make a play for it and I think tomorrow will be one of those times for us.”

LORENZO SAVADORI
“I’m disappointed, but unfortunately the pain and the condition of my ankle keep me from riding. Along with Aprilia, we took the decision to stop and continue my recovery with the goal of not compromising the situation and being able to get back on the track as soon as possible.”