Whilst the trans-Atlantic summer trip to Laguna Seca and Indianapolis wasn't a particularly fruitful one for the POWER ELECTRONICS Aspar Team the return to Europe seems to have been of benefit. Aleix Espargaró bounced bad from a bad Saturday to rediscover his best form in the Czech Republic on Sunday, blowing away his CRT rivals and breaking back into the top ten overall. The Spaniard heads to the UK with 62 championship points and lying tenth in the current standings. A solitary point was enough to satisfy Randy De Puniet in the Czech Republic but it was more the manner of how he achieved it that had the Frenchman smiling. After solving a bunch of set-up issues at Brno, Randy is now looking forward to showing what he is really capable of at Silverstone.
Aleix Espargaró: “Sunday's race was tough but interesting and it was important for us to be competitive again ahead of a tough run of races. Now we go to Silverstone, a wonderful circuit that I love but being realistic we know we are going to struggle again. It is a really long track and we are at a disadvantage compared to the prototype bikes but to be honest we shouldn't be worrying about them anyway. We just need to focus on improving every day and raising our own level. Of course the team and myself will be giving 100% to be as close to those factory prototypes as we can possibly be.”
Randy De Puniet: “In the end at Brno we finally found the way forward with the vibrations and grip problems we were having throughout the weekend. The key was a front suspension change that we made in qualifying. The current situation is not easy for the team or myself because we are not performing to the level we expect. But hopefully the step forward we made at Brno can help us raise our game at Silverstone. I can't wait to fully get my feeling for this bike back and feel competitive again. It is a fast track with a lot of bumps and the weather isn't always the best in England so we have to work hard and be prepared for anything.”
Power Electronic Aspar Press Release
