Aleix Espargaró was unable to translate his potential into a podium at the MotoGP Indonesian GP. The rider from Aprilia ended the race in tenth and he is aware of the mistake he did.
The Spaniard addmited he did the wrong tyre choice with the soft rear, and that cost the opportunity to score a strong result: ‘A big mistake by myself, basically, and the team. It’s a team mistake, but I’m the last one who decides, so it’s a big mistake. I had a very bad feeling in the warm-up. Maybe it wasn’t the best tyre in the warm-up. Instead of insisting and put the medium in the race as everybody, I decided to go with the soft. And actually I was expecting the drop maybe a little more far during the race. I’ve lost a good opportunity today’.
Asked about what would have been possible with the medium tyre, Espargaró replied: ‘There is no meaning to tell. I was one of the fastest of the grid since Friday and for sure we would have a big possibility to fight for the podium today. But I made a mistake. It’s just a shame, because in MotoGP it’s difficult to be able to fight for the victories and for the podiums, and to throw an opportunity like this is not really good’.