Aleix “very proud”: “I convinced Maverick to come to Aprilia, winning with ‘my’ bike unbelievable”

When Aprilia began searching for a permanent replacement for Andrea Iannone, after the Italian’s anti-doping ban, among those to turn down the factoryAprilia thus recalled its test rider Lorenzo Savadori to joinBut after taking the RS-GP’s first victory the following season, Espargaro - leader of the project since arriving in 2017 - admitted such rejections had been a source of motivation.

It was against that backdrop that Espargaro later personally ‘pushed’ and ‘convinced’ former Suzuki team-mate and nine-time MotoGP raceEspargaro then took the RS-GP’s long-awaited first podium not long after the Vinales deal was announced, in mid-2021. “I really appreciate it. Maverick is here in Aprilia because I pushed him to come. I convinced him. I felt like it was not the Aprilia project, but“So to see another rider winning with my bike, it's unbelievable! I'm extremely happy from the bottom of my heart for him and everybody in Aprilia.

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