On this grand day of record-breakers, we shine a well-earned highlight on Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia’s #1 and the winner of our good British Grand Prix; to be clear, his successful the factor isn’t the biggie.
Espargaró took first place after beginning the race in twelfth place – a marvelously exhausting factor to perform, however a dry-weather day within the life for our Granollers-born Spaniard.
“From Lap 1, despite the fact that I used to be beginning twelfth, I felt instantly tremendous good with the bike,” Espargaro mentioned in protection from NBC Sports activities.
“It was a type of days whenever you felt invincible. The bike was turning, loads of grip, braking stability. … At the moment, my plan was to move and begin to draw back, however when it began to rain, I made a decision to remain quiet behind (Bagnaia).”
“It’s higher if he opens the monitor, however on the final lap, I had one thing extra and tried to overhaul him. The final lap was very dramatic.”

Bike Sports activities tells us that it’s been 17 years since something of this type has occurred, and we congratulate Espargaró on successful whereas making a fantastically intense remaining lap!