Marco Rigamonti – Aleix Espargarò Track Engineer
“Aleix’s bike had a quite good set up during this morning warm up when he was very close to other riders and this has gave us a huge confidence for this afternoon’s race. Unfortunately, the rear starting grid position did not allow us to fight for a better position. Pity, because he could certainly fight for a top eight position. ”

Aleix Espargarò – Pramac Racing Team – 10th
“What a sprint we did with Bautista and Melandri, for just a few tenths of second I was not able to gain a better position. In any case, the tenth position is not so bad if I think about how my weekend was started on the new track of Aragon. During the first few laps I was pretty fast, but my pace did not allow me to be very close to the other riders. After the fourteenth lap where I overtook De Puniet, I had a gap to recover from Melandri and from the group that was fighting for the ninth position. Last lap I was getting close to the group and I managed to pass Barberà in the last few corners. In the final sprint for a few meters, Bautista and Melandri had finished the race in front of me with a lead gap of less than two tenths of second. I am still happy for the result. ”

Mika Kallio – Pramac Racing Team – 14th
“Too bad the final result, during this morning warm up we had solved some problems we had yesterday and the gap from the first riders was not so bad. During the first few laps I had a good lap pace and I thought I could overtake some positions. Unfortunately thirteen laps from the end I have been overtaken by Edwards first and then by Aoyama, and I was never able to regain positions. It wasn’t a good weekend for me. I really hope to conquer a good position in the next race in Japan on Motegi circuit that is one of my favorite tracks.”

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