Aspar Press Release Interview: Aleix Espargaro On Being Top CRT In The First Half Of The Season

The Power Electronics Aspar team issued the following press release, containing an interview with one of the most interesting riders of the moment. Aleix Espargaro has been exceptionally impressive in the first half of the 2013 season, regularly scoring top 10 finishes, and harrassing the satellite machines. In the press release, Espargaro talks about the 2013 season so far, and his hopes for the second half of the year:

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"STAYING AT THE LEVEL WE'RE ALREADY AT WOULD BE AN EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT"

After making history as the first CRT 'champion' in MotoGP last year, POWER ELECTRONICS Aspar rider Aleix Espargaro started the 2013 season as a strong favourite to repeat the feat. His form so far has gone far beyond that and alongside outright MotoGP title contenders Marquez, Lorenzo and Pedrosa, the Spaniard has been the standout rider of the current season; as well as leaving the rest of the CRT field trailing in his wake he has gone head to head with the factory prototypes on a regular basis. Aleix Espargaro is a man in demand and after a successful first half of the season with the POWER ELECTRONICS Aspar Team he is hoping for even more when the action resumes next month.

How do you reflect on the first half of the season?

I am much happier than I expected. Last season finished well and we were looking forward to picking up with similar results in 2013 but I don't think I or anybody else expected us to be so close to the official prototypes. So I am really satisfied and I hope we can raise our game again in the second half of the championship.

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