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‘Ghosts of the past’ Aprilia failure leaves Espargaro seething
Aleix Espargaro expressed his anger and frustration over suffering a technical failure in the MotoGP race for the second time in a row, calling out Aprilia for their reliability issues. He was running in seventh place during the Japanese Grand Prix when his RS-GP suddenly stopped working. This came just a week after a similar mechanical failure at the Indian Grand Prix. It is rare for consecutive technical failures to occur in MotoGP, and Espargaro believes these incidents are not related to the common stuck ride height device issue. He mentioned that the engine failure in Motegi has likely rendered it unusable. Espargaro also expressed concerns about Aprilia’s past reliability record and suggested that the material used in testing is not being adequately stress-tested before being raced.
Source: The Race
