Now the first race for Aprilia is done.
Stefan was ‘only’ 20, but he started furiously in the race. Of the 17 place in grid, Stefan come to place 13.
But Stefan had to can be back again overhaul, as his right hand despite taking some began to sting pain relievers. He struggled to control the gas partially in right-hand corners and slide down even a couple of times. So he had this not 100% under control.
Worse, that the Aprilia can be increasingly difficult to ride with scuffed tires. The so-called “turning” is then quite difficult and the rider finds it very difficult at from one corner to next corner.
The rear tires on the right side were completely torn after the race for two drivers, including Bautista.
This is of course not optimal and is suffering the riding behaviour and the grip which takes time.
Stefan was not only due to his Scaphoid injury with his back to the wall, but also because the tires.
Stefan made the determination of the difference in handling between new and used tires would be already practice
This should be the main problem of the MotoGP Aprilia.
Nevertheless, the GP at Indianapolis was a positive weekend for Stefan, he could now win for Brno (this GP is already this weekend) the first impression and know where they need to fix the lever. Unfortunately his hand has no so much time to regenerate and heal.
But Brno is the characteristic more liquid and that should help a little hand.
We are lokking how Stefan continue to beat with the Aprilia, it looks despite all the problems, but very positive!