The World Championship leader beats everyone even at Silverstone The Noale house is third thanks to Aleix Espargaro
Silverstone (england)
The masterpiece of Fabio Quartararo and that of Aprilia. At Silverstone the party is for two with the leader of the World Championship winning and extending in the standings and the Noale manufacturer returning to the podium with the splendid race of Aleix Espargaro after 21 years in the premier class of MotoGP. Second was Alex Rins’ Suzuki, while after a promising start Francesco Bagnaia’s Ducati ended up in the rear, only fourteenth, and Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha even eighteenth.
Wonderful scene by Aleix Espargarò at the end of the race. The Spaniard, after hugging his team in the closed park, runs towards the garage where his two sons were waiting for him. Moving hug with the two children, with the Aprilia rider visibly excited. «I have always believed in the Aprilia project, we have worked hard, I want to thank the whole team for this podium».
An exciting race that of the British GP preceded by super news: Franco Morbidelli in Yamaha starting from the Misano GP, on the weekend of 18 and 19 September, and Andrea Dovizioso in his place in the Petronas team, with Valentino Rossi.
The rider market news was announced by Yamaha team director Lin Jarvis. «There are no signatures on the contracts, but we already agree with Morbidelli for the passage to the official team, with whom he could already race at Misano. And when Morbidelli arrives, Dovizioso will take his place with Rossi in Petronas ».
“From 2022 Morbidelli will be an official Yamaha rider – explained Jarvis – This was already foreseen, but the news is that he can come to us earlier, I expect Morbidelli to be already on track as an official Yamaha Factory Team rider at Misano”.
In addition to the Aprilia party, Italy on two wheels also enjoys a tricolor podium in Moto 3 with the blue hat-trick thanks to the triumph of Romano Fenati, followed by compatriots Antonelli and Foggia. In short, a lot of good news from Silverstone for the Italian riders and bikes in view of the continuation of the championship. –