Right on the bell, as the first MotoGP tests of the season begin tomorrow, Aprilia has also unveiled its bike for 2021. The new RS-GP was presented directly from Qatar on the Losail route, with the whole team around the bikes and drivers. A demonstration of the team solidarity that Aprilia had already given on the occasion of the conviction of Andrea Iannone, and of the proximity after the death of Fausto Gresini.
The first pictures of the presentation were in honor of Faustos, a farewell to Aprilia, which was then also reflected in the words of the drivers and the top management of the team.
These contained Massimo Rivolawho also analyzed the upcoming season and the team’s goals for 2021.
“Fausto has been in Aprilia since the start of this project – said Massimo Rivola – we will use his tricks to get faster on the track and make him proud. In this first phase of mastery we don’t want to look at others, only at ourselves. consolidate our undoubtedly positive trend. Aleix has a very important job of leading the team and not being betrayed by the rush of the results. Consistency and work give him the satisfaction he deserves. Lorenzo will grow and learn a lot, starting with the circuits. An exceptional talent scout like Fausto believed in him very much, I am sure he will give everything to repay the trust. The team is solid, ambitious and realistic. Everyone knows that it is only possible to maintain our course in order to continue to grow and to enable Aprilia to fight for the important positions in MotoGP as well.
Savadori: “Last year was a starting point”
Lorenzo Savadori, Thanks in part to Fausto Gresini, he has risen from a SBK rider without a seat to a MotoGP starter in just over a year. After the races at the end of 2020, a sensational opportunity has now opened up for Lorenzo and he’ll have to make the most of it to keep up with the top flight.
“I’m really happy to be here – he said – and me thank you Aprilia for this opportunity, I worked really hard over the winter to prepare. Of course I would also like to thank Fausto Gresini for believing in me, I hope I can do my best for him and make him proud he was my manager, but also my yardstick. The tests and races last year allowed me to build my confidence with this bike and tires, but it was just a starting point with a lot of room for improvement. I will try to convert the grief that caused Fausto’s death into positive energy. His determination and teaching will accompany me in this new phase of my career ”.
Espargarò: “Aprilia worked hard over the winter”
And for one rider with his first experiences as a MotoGP starter there is another who has accumulated many kilometers in the top class: Alex Espargar. The Spaniard is in his twelfth season in the category, his fifth with Aprilia. With all this experience and the new RS-GP, how far can Aprilia go?
“It may seem banal, but I’m always looking forward to the start of a new season – he said – I’m about to be fifth with Aprilia, a team that is now a second family. I can’t wait to work with them again. The first contact with the new RS-GP was positive, the guys have worked hard over the winter, but there is still a long way to go. A demanding and busy championship awaits us in which physical and mental fitness must always be at the highest level. I am more ready than ever. “
Romano Albesiano spoke specifically during the presentation about the technical improvements Aprilia has made.
“Thanks to the work done this winter and the great dedication of the racing department, we know that we have made a big step forward, which is now expected compared to our competitors. Our growth is clear and that gives everyone involved confidence that Our engineers have tracked a further development of a project that has great potential that has yet to be expressed. We intervened in all aspects: from the visible to the new aerodynamics or the carbon swingarm, up to major interventions on the chassis, engine and electronics. The package that we will bring to the track in the beginning of the season will then be further developed according to a work program that has already been specifically defined. “
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