After his serious accident in Portimao, in March, the driver from Granollers has recovered sensations on the first day of the Goodwood Festival
Throughout the weekend MotoGP legends and current stars, led by Pecco Bagnaia, will also take part in the British exhibition
The 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed is already underway and MotoGP is taking center stage this year, with some of the most famous bikes from the past and present. One of the most outstanding moments at the start of the classics exhibition in Great Britain was the reunion of Pol Espargaró with his RC16.
The GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 rider tried a MotoGP for the first time in a long time, after his serious accident in Portimao. And the smile was as big as ever. “It’s great to catch up with the fans after these months at home, recovering from Portimao’s injury, but now I want to get back to normal. Talking about the injury is over, I really want to go back, to start working with him. team, to recover my speed and to fight with my teammates on the grid. I’m looking forward to it”, stressed Pol.
The MotoGP contingent was sizeable on the first day of the Goodwood Festival, with Espargaró joined by the Ducati test rider Michele Pirro, Mika Kallio representing Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Lorenzo Savadori with the Aprilia Racing RS-GP. The event also featured two well-known faces, since Kenny Roberts Jr. He climbed La Colina, accompanied by his compatriot Randy Mamola.
‘Polyccio‘ I couldn’t pick a better time to get back on the bike: “Just hearing the engine, opening the throttle and feeling… how strong this engine is! It’s crazy. It’s something where you lose this feeling when you’re on the bike for so long. home. I’m training with 1000cc bikes and the difference is enormous. You understand how much when you’ve stopped for a few months and get back on this type of bike. I miss a lot, it’ll still take a while to get back, but I really want to to get back on MotoGP”, added the youngest of the Espargaró brothers.
Throughout the weekend, within the framework of the Festival, the participation of various MotoGP stars is scheduled, starting with the leader and current champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), his teammate enea bastianini, Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Augusto Fernandez (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3), Miguel Oliveira and Raúl Fernández (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team), as well as great MotoGP Legends such as Giacomo Agostini, Mick Doohan, Freddie Spencer, Casey Stoner, Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Gardner and Alex Criville.