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Fermin Aldeguer rolls the dice on the medium rear tyre and emerges with a Sprint podium at the Aragon MotoGP.
MotoGP rookie Fermin Aldeguer secured his second Sprint podium of the season at Aragon by making a clever medium rear tyre gamble.
Despite starting from seventh place, Aldeguer climbed to fifth on the first lap and eventually passed Pedro Acosta and Franco Morbidelli to finish on the rostrum with team-mate Alex Marquez and title leader Marc Marquez.
Aldeguer mentioned that they were very fast and although the Sprint might have been too short for the medium tyre, they made a good decision and gained valuable information for the upcoming grand prix.
The rookie’s decision to go with the medium tyre was based on the team’s guidance and the understanding that as rookies, they could afford to take risks for additional knowledge.
Aldeguer expressed his satisfaction with the tyre choice by saying that they managed the race well, especially considering that their strategy involved being calm and race lap by lap.
As a rookie, Aldeguer acknowledged the advantage of having more freedom to experiment with tyre choices compared to more experienced riders like Marc Marquez and appreciated the opportunity to share the rostrum with the Marquez brothers at Aragon.
Currently eighth in the world championship, Aldeguer will aim for his second grand prix podium of the season in the main race on Sunday.
