Aleix Espargaro 'doesn't understand' why people don't like his friendly title rivalry with Fabio Quartararo in MotoGP this year.
Espargaro has emerged as a surprise championship contender in 2022 aboard the vastly improved RS-GP after taking a maiden win at the Argentine Grand Prix earlier this season.
What has typified the 2022 title battle is the wholesome nature of the fight between the pair, with Quartararo now even “the idol” of Espargaro’s son Max. “He’s still the idol of my kid,” Espargaro said at the Red Bull Ring on Thursday ahead of the Austrian GP. “He lives beside my house and always when he passes my house he stops, and I hope he can continue stopping on the next years to say hello. But what happens on track stays on track.”Photo by: Gold and Goose /Quartararo echoed Espargaro’s comments, adding: “I think when we are both racing there is a lot of respect.
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