Pol Espargaro admits he considered retirement after Portimao crash, aims to return at Mugello next month

Pol Espargaro has revealed that he considered retiring from MotoGP after his huge crash in Portugal. However he is now looking to put the accident at Portimao behind him, and is aiming for a swift return. Ad Espargaro suffered a broken jaw as well as injuries to his lung and back on Friday of the season-opener.

Grand Prix FranceKalex chassis ‘a small help’ but 'not the solution’ — Marquez15/05/2023 AT 15:25 Speaking to DAZN, he said that the incident was so severe that he considered walking away from the sport for good. The Tech3 GASGAS rider said: «Of course, it is evident. I have had a lot of time to think, to reflect on what I do.

“At times in the ICU I was with my wife. Perhaps those who have the worst [time] are those around you, my wife and my two daughters. Kalex chassis 'a small help' but 'not the solution' — Marquez Bezzecchi claims French MotoGP victory after Marquez comeback ends in disappointment Laverty: Blame 'slightly' on Bagnaia for crash with Vinales at French MotoGP “They have had a bad time, but above all my wife, seeing her suffer is perhaps what has led me to think about [retiring] the most, if all this is worth it to me.

»She already met me riding a motorcycle, which is what makes me happy. “I have been lucky to have them by my side, especially this time that without them I would have thought about whether to continue riding a motorcycle because later the recoveries are impossible.” Espargaro now believes he could be back in time for the Mugello race on June 11. «Yes, I really want to,” he added.

“It's why I get up every day, it's my fuel. “To think that after the trauma I've had, getting back on a motorcycle is difficult to understand, I suppose, for many. »For me and for those of us who are