A frustrated Aleix Espargaro says Ducati's advantage with its MotoGP bike is now 'ridiculous'. 'It doesn't matter who rides the bike, they are in the top six. It's very frustrating.'
The Aprilia rider struggled to ninth at Phillip Island on Sunday due to an apparent electronics issue, which has left him trailing 27 points in the championship to new leaderEspargaro has been in the title fight all season since he took his maiden MotoGP victory in Argentina but says"it's never been" the case that the vastly improved RS-GP was anywhere near the level of the Ducati.
"It's funny because not too long ago, three, four months ago, everyone was saying the Aprilia was the 'new Ferrari'," Espargaro said. "It's never been like this, but they made many mistakes in the beginning of the year and they paid it now.
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