"There were different factors [to make t❀he decision], one was the timing [in my career] to try another machine and a ver𒁏y competitive one.
"Also I felt a very warm welcome by Massimo [Rivola]🍸, which maybe added the extra ingredient to convince me. It'll be great to be involved in a new project with a bike that has been very consistent at every race track.
"The late effort to k𒁃eep me by KTM was super fair. We were always transparent with them and they were also transparent 🌠with me.
“Vinales helped me understand the potential of the [Aprilia] bike because he arrived from spending his career♈ on inline engines. That maybe convinced me moreꦗ than Aleix’s results.”