MotoGP Argentina: ‘Big disaster, need to be brave’ - Espargaro

Aleix Espargaro is remaining optimistic amidst the current chaos at Termas de Rio Hondo but the Aprilia rider admits they are in for a tough MotoGP weekend.

With Friday cancelled, a frantic Saturday now awaits the premier class riders, with all free practice and qualifying sessions, bar one, set to run in the same day. Leaving little room for technical evolution, the riders will have two 45-minute sessions to prepare their machines, clean the unused track surface and stake their claim on Q2.

“My character is try to be always positive, even if sometimes it’s very difficult but trying to see always the positive part and I think that Saturday it’s going to be a lot of tension,” Espargaro admitted. “It’s going to be very difficult day for everybody.

“We will have to be very brave to prepare the bike for the race and at the same time, to be fast at one single lap so it’s going to be a big challenge.

“It’s a big disaster sincerely that this happens in our championship, but it is how it is. So I will try to prepare the best plan possible with my guys, my engineers, and try to have fun in a very, very, very big day for us.”

While the change in schedule is a one-off in Argentina due to the logistics delay in shipping the full cargo from Indonesia, the idea of a two-day schedule for MotoGP has been touted before. While some think it could be the answer to an ever-increasing calendar and ever-increasing budget, others are not in favour of a permanent switch.

“In reality, you can adapt to whatever they decide,” Espargaro admitted. “I mean, if they decide to do a two day weekend, we’re gonna have to adapt but with the technology that we have right now, with the amount of things we have to try, I think it’s very, very difficult.

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