Austin lived the first real demonstration of Fermín Aldeguer’s potential in MotoGP. The rookie, at 19, is one of the great talents of world motorcycling and embodied it in the GP of the Americas, although the final classification did not reflect what was seen on the track.
The Murcia had given sparks of his quality in preseason and in the previous appointments, but without highlighting at all. In Thailand, he was 16th on grill; 13º in the Sprint and 13º in the long race. In Argentina, he formed the 14th, he concluded 19 in the short test and 16th in the long.
With those above
In Texas he was already seen with the best since the first training. Even Rueda Marc Márquez followed or the Octocampeón put behind him. “It was good to play with him,” joked the one of the ñora, who gets along very well with the two brothers. For the first time he got into the Q2, in the fight for pole, although he finished 12th. In the Sprint he could not progress much and finished 11, without points.
Career from more to more
The Sunday appointment was another story. He already made a good exit and won two positions to the first step by goal, from 12th to tenth. Then he engaged in a fight with his countryman, Pedro Acosta, and Fabio Quartararo. He ended up beating both. Thus, in the ninth round it was already eighth. He had two ” bones’ difficult to pass in front, Brad Binder and Zarco, but the rhythm of Gresini went from less to more. Thus, on Vuelta 14 he ascended to sixth place. His next fight was with Jack Miller and he was shot, not far away from Franky Morbidelli. But Fermín crashed two turns for the end.
Second Better Tour
What reflected his speed was the fact that Aldeguer made the second best return of the entire race, with a great 2: 02.363, in the previous one to his incident. Only Marc Márquez was faster, with 2: 02.221. The Murcia was going a faster second that Bagnaia, Álex Márquez or Di Giannantonio in the last compases. His GP24 flew in his hands.
Half happy
At the conclusion of the test, Fermín had a bittersweet taste. “I had a great ‘feeling’ (sensations) and there came a time when I had to decide whether to accept the fifth place or go for the room. I felt comfortable and fast without tightening too much. That’s why I tried. This race gives me a lot of confidence. I was much faster than Franco Morbidelli; without the fall I would have finished the room,” he said.
Gigi Dall’igna, Fermín Aldeguer and Nadia Padovani.gresini
The good thing is that 54 knows the cause of your accident. “I fell for not being attentive, for an extra trust. In curve 15 you know that you have to reserve or go for it, to achieve the goal, which was to finish the room. In Qatar we will try again,” he said.
Gigi Dall’igna praise
The young Spaniard was congratulated even by Gigi Dall’Eigna, the CEO of Ducati Cors and one of the courage of his ascent to the queen class -he has a contract with the factory. “Aldeguer is a pilot that we chose, which we had been following for a long time, so I am happy to see him happy on the motorcycle. I regret, however, he has fallen in the absence of two laps because, although the performance has been magnificent, in the end the points are necessary. Then, when I look at the classification and look behind, surely he will not be happy. Made a great career and I am happy to be with us, “he proclaimed in Sky.