Aleix Espargaro believes the Ducati package 'in general' is not better than the current Aprilia MotoGP bike, despite the former's dominance at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Jorge MartinThis was in contrast to the Catalan GP the week before, in which Aprilia won both races withHaving struggled to 12th in the grand prix after a bad start, Espargaro felt the nature of Misano contributed to Aprilia's gulf to Ducati and"in general" the RS-GP is better.
Asked if the Ducati was the best bike on the grid currently after Misano, Espargaro said:"Here yes, in general, no. "I mean, when there is not a lot of front grip and we can release the front brake [early]… for example [in the grand prix] in corner 13 I was a lot faster than the guys in front of me, but it's just one corner on this track where I can release the front brakes unfortunately.
"So, in this type of track, Ducati and KTM are better than Aprilia. In a track where you can release the front brake, carry corner speed, accelerate slowly, Aprilia is better."Espargaro could make no progress on his RS-GP after tumbling down the order in the grand prix.
"We need to improve our engine, because on the stop-and-go tracks like this one [Misano], with a lot of grip, we need more torque," he explained."We were like a train from P5 to P13, 14; we were within four seconds and I couldn't overtake nobody."
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