JAKARTA – The habit of Indonesians riding motorbikes with a sling exceeding their capacity seems to have made an impression on Aprilia racer Aleix Espargaro's mind. It can be seen from his latest upload.
Espargaro arrived with a group of riders in Lombok on Monday, February 7 to take a pre-season test. Arriving there he immediately explored the area around the Mandalika circuit by bicycle.
On the way he met a mother who was riding three school children on a motorbike. The unusual thing for the racer was then immortalized with a smartphone camera.
The photo has been uploaded by the racer on Insta Story when he first took it. However, he re-uploaded it and juxtaposed it with a photo of himself with two Aprilia crews on an RS-GP motorbike.
The portrait of Espargaro and his colleagues looks like it aims to imitate what the mothers did earlier.
The MotoGP version of The Power Mothers! Don't copy this at home, only in Indonesia!" wrote Espargaro via Instagram," wrote the Spanish rider accompanying his upload.
The upload immediately received a reaction from the citizens of the country. Especially Espargaro uses that slang which is very popular in the ears of the Indonesian people.
Not only Indonesian netizens, the former MotoGP racer in the 2000s era Loris Capirossi also reacted. The 125 cc GP world champion immediately left a comment with laughing emoticons.
Espargaro is one of the riders who is very active in sharing moments while in Lombok. There are at least three photos that he has posted on the Instagram feed, not including the Insta Story.
The pre-season test at the Mandalika Circuit has been going on since Friday, February 11. On the first day of the test, the test was stopped because the track was slippery and dirty due to the rain that fell last night.
However, the test has now continued after the officer raised the green flag at 12.00 WITA or 11.00 WITA. The test will finish at 5:45 p.m. local time after an additional 45 minutes due to the red flag being raised.
The Mandalika test official will run until Sunday, February 13th. After that, MotoGP will be ready to start the season for the first series at the Losail International Circuit, Qatar, before continuing to Mandalika 18-20 March.
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