Aleix Espargaro has opted to call time on his illustrious MotoGP career at the end of the 2024 season. The Spaniard made his debut in the Premier League in 2009.
After entering a whole season, he dropped to Moto2 MotoGP In the year
The Spaniard joined. Aprilia In 2017 he spent eight years as a factory rider and with the Noale outfit. In that time, he has taken three wins, five pole positions and 10 podiums, with a best finish of 4th in the 2022 Riders’ Championship.
Espargaro has decided to retire from regular racing at the end of the 2024 season, marking the moment when the Spaniard knew his time in MotoGP was over.
Aleix Espargaro told his wife ‘this is the end’ after his crash at the race in Jerez.
Espargaro finished the 2024 campaign 11th in the standings. The Aprilia rider recorded a best finish of fourth in Catalunya – he also won the Sprint race that weekend.
This Grand Prix will be where he announces his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the year. Talk to the Serbian version Sports clubEspargaro said in Jerez that he only made the decision in the fourth race of the season.
The Spaniard crashed on the opening lap of the sprint and retired from the Grand Prix after a collision with Johan Zarco. After his racing accident, he called his wife and told her, ‘This is the end,’ because he didn’t want another failure.
“It was after the race in Jerez, I had a big accident on Saturday,” he said.
“I remember when I got to my motorhome, I called my wife and said, ‘Laura, this is the end.’ “What?!” she replied. ‘Yes, yes, this is the end,’ I said.
“I decided now is the time to stop, I don’t want to fall anymore, I don’t want to get hurt, hold that pressure. I started to feel, and this is a fact, this year I am not as explosive and fast as I was, for example, last season.
“The accident at the race in Jerez was very serious, it forced me to take a decision, and I decided to announce it in Barcelona because it is a special place. But the decision was made in Jerez.
Aleix Espargaro will be a test rider for Honda in 2025.
While he may have retired from the full-time seat, Espargaro will remain in the premier class at some level when he joins. Honda As a test rider for the 2025 season.
Partner Spanish Joan Mir is ready to work with Espargaro. This year, the 2020 MotoGP will be staged for the third time with the factory Honda team.
Espargaro will replace Aprilia as champion in 2024. George Martin Where it was a major coup for the team. It will be modeled. Marco Bezecchi After the departure of the Italian VR46 in 2025.
But Espargaro believes Aprilia missed Maverick Vinales. A ‘ideal’ teammate for Martin. Vinales was the only Ducati rider to win a race in 2024, but he left the team at the end of 2024, opting for KTM’s satellite team Tech3.
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