RiderTua.com – Aleix Espargaro was very unhappy about colliding with Johann Zarco at the Spanish GP. Their battle at Jerez ended when the Aprilia rider locked his front wheel at turn 5 on lap 10 which caused him to crash into Zarco. However, he was very annoyed with the LCR Honda rider because of repeated contact before.
“I’m very unhappy. Because I told Johann that we were in P14, he hit me three or four times. He should have more respect. But instead he said, ‘that’s my way of racing, overtaking like that’. OK, that’s not the way I ride “This is why to avoid contact I locked the front and I fell,” said Aleix annoyed.
Aleix Espargaro Annoyed: Zarco Should Be More Respectful
Aleix Espargaro added that because the easy thing he could do in that corner was to touch it a little. We saw that on Saturday in Jerez there were no penalties. But according to him, that’s not his racing style. He didn’t want to do that. Aleix had a front tire but it was to avoid contact. This is what he said to Johann. And he said, ‘okay, I understand you’. But then Johann got really angry with all the stewards for his other actions on Saturday and he couldn’t hide his emotions, explained the 34-year-old rider.
FIM Stewards consider the Espargaro vs Zarco clash a racing incident. However, this did not stop Zarco from continuing to criticize the stewards afterwards. Very annoyed, Zarco said that Freddie Spencer was not suitable to work as FIM chief stewards. Spencer looked at Zarco as if he wanted to know what Zarco wanted. “He wants Zarco to complain about Aleix,” concluded the LCR Honda rider.
