Ducati locked out the podium in both races at Misano, with Pramac’s Jorge Martin victorious in both as he led a Ducati 1-2-3 in qualifying also.
This was in contrast to the Catalan GP the week before, in which Aprilia won both races with Aleix Espargaro in dominant fashion and got two RS-GPs on the podium on Saturday and Sunday.
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Having struggled to 12th in the grand prix after a bad start, Espargaro felt the nature of Misano contributed to Aprilia’s gulf to Ducati and “in general” the RS-GP is better.
Asked if the Ducati was the best bike on the grid currently after Misano, Espargaro said: “Here yes, in general no.
“I mean, when there is not a lot of front grip and we can release the front brake [early]… for example [in the grand prix] in corner 13 I was a lot faster than the guys in front of me, but it’s just one corner on this track where I can release the front brakes unfortunately.
Source: Autosport