When it comes to MotoGP’s Aprilia, Aleix Espargaro is longer in the tooth than his own front teeth. Thankfully, that consistency hasn’t stopped the Spaniard jumping on his high ass and having a crack at staying ahead of other riders in MotoGP – he’s a seasoned pro. In a recent interview, 72-year-old Alex admitted that Jack Miller and Franco Morbidelli had been tainting the MotoGP grid for a long time.
Here is what he said:
“I’m not going to comment on that (Miller) because I’m going to get in trouble. It would be wrong for me to tell you about that and anyone else who ends up in VR46.
“I get on really well with Jack, we’re neighbors and he’s just become a father. I know he loves motorcycles more than I do. I’m so glad he’s still here. But there’s a lot worse.
“Morbidelli’s case is worse than Miller’s. Morbidelli staying in MotoGP has no problem, but when you have a winning bike for many years, and your teammates (Fabio Quattararo) beat you every time, every race and every time, I think it’s right not to give young riders a chance.
When you have a lot of winning bikes and nothing to show for it and give you options, you see an Alonso Lopez (in Moto2) biting his lip to go up.
So we at MotoGP thought we’d employ our hourly paid linguists once again to decipher the hidden subtext in old Asparagus Brother’s latest comments. We analyze race data using statistics we steal from Wikipedia.
“I’m not going to comment on that (Miller) because I’m going to get in trouble. It would be wrong for me to tell you about that and anyone else who ends up in VR46.
Translation
I won’t mention Jack Miller’s name. I’ll take it up next though. Take note.
“I get on really well with Jack, we’re neighbors and he’s just become a father. I know he loves motorcycles more than I do. I’m so glad he’s still here. But there’s something worse.
Translation
That Miller man is anxiously close to me. And all Australians like Mick Doohan, he speaks with his fists. Especially drunk… most of the time. I’m more of a lover than a fighter, so that’s something I want to let go of.
“Morbidelli’s case is worse than Miller’s. Morbidelli staying in MotoGP has no problem, but when you have a winning bike for many years, and your teammates (Fabio Quattararo) beat you every time, every race and every time, it doesn’t seem right to me to not give young riders a chance. .
Translation
In conclusion, it doesn’t matter that Morbidelli is still in MotoGP. Besides the fact that he is still in MotoGP.
When you have a lot of winning bikes and nothing to show for it and give you options, you see an Alonso Lopez (in Moto2) biting his lip to go up.
Translation
I’ve never had a winning bike. Also, is ‘biting his lip’ a correct expression?
Is this a fair attack on the hapless Waif Morbidelli? Let’s not forget that Espargaro has clashed more than once with Italian sloth Morbidelli. Most recently, for some reason, the rider’s safety representative slapped the Spaniard Franco and acted unsafely.
Alex is punished for the misunderstanding and tells him about his punishment while he is in the middle of waving his arms and spitting at the other riders not riding safely.
So who is right? Who stayed longer than welcome. Let’s look at the facts:
MotoGP race
Espargaro: 242
Morbidelli: 105
Miller: 164
MotoGP wins
Espargaro: 3
Morbidly: 3
Miller: 4
He wins the competition
Espargaro: 1.2%
Morbidity: 2.8%
Miller: 1.8%
Best Bike (based on championship winning bike)
Espargaro: n/a
Morbidelli: 16
Miller: 20
Lost by Teammate Ratio (when the driver has a teammate)
Espargaro: 14% (2/14)
Morbidity: 83% (5/6)
Miller: 55% (5/9)
Conclusion
We are not sure. All these numbers confuse us, so we’ll let you decide.
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