Official: Aleix Espargaro signs with Pons Racing Moto2 Team for 2011

The Tenerife 40 Pons Racing Moto2 Team has now officially announced Aleix Espargaró as their new rider for 2011. He will join Axel Pons on the Kalex Moto2 bikes.

Aleix Espargaró: “When I have to move to Moto2 then I want to do it with the best options and I know that Sito Pons can give me that. I’m delighted and very motivated for this new chapter and about the possibilty to work with Sito Pons as well as with Santi Mulero and all the team. I know what they can do and I know what I can which is why together we have the potential to fight for the top from the beginning. I accept this challenge with a lot of respect, because I know I’m going to be surrounded by great riders and teams which for me is even more motivation to reach my new goals.”

Sito Pons, team manager: “We have searched the rider market for someone who has the highest potential for success in the 2011 season. We always liked Aleix. The moment he decided not to continue in MotoGP, we knew clearly that this was the rider we needed to lead our project. Aleix is a rider who’s already done very well in MotoGP and he also knows the Moto2 class. Together with his enormous talent and his youth makes him a perfect fit for our team philosophy. Aleix will have complete support from the German factory Kalex which together with the experience of our team and technical director Santi Mulero will surely make him one of the main protagonists in Moto2 next season.”

Source: Pons Racing