BARCELONA, 3 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The MotoGP rider Pol Espargaró (Repsol Honda) has assured after achieving his first podium with HRC in the last race of Misano, in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, that his motivation to repeat such success is “very high”.
“The conditions will be different, so we must understand what adjustments we will need. The motivation is very high to push in these final appointments and reward the team again,” he said in statements provided by the team.
Espargaró wanted to wish Marc Márquez a speedy recovery and, thinking of Portimao, believes that it will be different from the first visit to the track, at the then Portuguese Grand Prix, and different from Misano’s race where he achieved his best result in recent times. .
“We had a great weekend at Misano and we were able to show what we are capable of doing with the Honda, but now we have a new challenge. Having already raced in Portugal this year will be good because we have good references from the track,” he said.
For his part, the German Stefan Bradl will replace Marc Márquez, who after winning the last two races will miss this event due to a strong crash while training in motocross. “I wish Marc is recovering well and can get back on track soon,” he said.
“I really want to get back to racing as Portimao is a circuit that I like and where we got a good result at the end of 2020. Getting on the bike is never easy, but we have ridden quite a bit this year between races and races. tests, “Bradl pointed out.