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Aleix Espargaro sent an ominous warning to Aprilia’s MotoGP rivals by leading an RS-GP one-two during Friday practice in Indonesia.
Aprilia demonstrated their excellence in low-grip conditions at Mandalika by delivering a one-two finish, just like they did at Catalunya. Despite a fall, Aleix Espargaro set a new lap record of 1m 30.474s on day one, even with a better lap cancelled and a heavily deteriorated front tyre. In addition to their performance on new tyres, Aprilia also showed dominance on used tyres. Espargaro expressed that he enjoyed riding the bike even more than at his home circuit in Barcelona, as he was able to push the limits without crashing. Although the track was dusty, Espargaro praised the quality of the resurfacing and believed he could have gone half a second faster. Currently fifth in the championship, Espargaro is trailing behind Brad Binder by 30 points and leads Johan Zarco by 9 points.
Source: Crash
