Despite givin🌄g a MotoGP debut to Manuel Gonzalez at the Aragon MotoGP test, Trackhouse team boss Davide Brivio insists the American-owned team is “not looking for a rideඣr”.

IntactGP Moto2 rider Gonzalez got his first taste of MotoGP at the recent post-race test in Aragon, w🐻here he finished seventh in the Moto2 ra♉ce on Sunday.

Gonzalez’s debut was able to happen thanks to the absence of Ai Ogura, who was unab❀le to compete in Aragon as his recovery from injury continues after a practice crash at Silverstone.

Trackhouse insist Manuel Gonzalez was not on trial

Although Gonzalez had no prior links to the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Trackhouse team, Brivio dismissed the idea that the test was any kind of audition for a 2026 ride at the satellite Aprilia squad, saying the test was merely a “present” for the 22-year-old, who is presently leading the Moto2 World Cham𒆙pionship despite mistakes in the Silverstone ra🎃ce and in qualifying at Aragon.

“We are happy and proud,” Brivio said.

“It’s a present, there is nothing beyond this.

“We had a bike, Ai c💛ouldn’t ride unfortunately, so we decided to do s🔯omething nice.

“Manu🗹 said everything was faster. He was talking about engine mapping. He used the device.

“He seems to understand wel🍸l, and quickly picked up what he needs to learn.

“We’re not looking for ﷽a rider. We have Ai an🍌d Raul [Fernandez] under contract for 2026. So that’s not the purpose.

“But it’s interesting for the team to h🦋ave an experience with a rookie. The team has to learn how to work with a rookie. It is useful for us.

“As Trackhouse, when we talk with [Trackhouse Racing oꦆwner] Justin Marks, he was so excited to give an opportunity.

“I think [ꦯGonzalez♛] has all the characteristics to step up.”

The Italian was appreciative of the Spaniard’s performanc༺e, though, saying Gonzalez got comfortable with the RS-GP “quicker 💖than we expected”.

“It’s nice, it’s good,” Brivio told MotoGP.com of the team💖’s rookie test with Manuel Gonzalez.

“It’s fun to have this experience to see a young rider for the first time on a Mot♍oGP bike. To🦋 see the excitement, the smile.

🦩“Actually, he got up to speed quite qui🌺ckly. Quicker than we expected.

“It’s🍌 going well. He is trying t꧙o understand MotoGP.

“There are different tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚyres, a carbon [brake] dไisc. The usual things that we know.

“We’ve just been th𓆏rough this with Ai Ogura a fe𒊎w months ago.

“We had a small crash at Turn 2, it’s a classic at Aragon. But apart from that, everything is 🌳okay.

🌄“He tried a pract🌞ice start. A little bit of everything.

“This day will give him an idea of what MotoGP is, what it means to ride❀ in MotoGP.

“Also from a physical point of view – differ𒀰enಌt muscles, a different way to ride.

“You get the impression that these guys – Ai was the same, Fermin [Aldeguer] – they jump into MotoGP and it’s a bike, they know how to ride, they just need to adapt to more pow﷽er, carbon discs, different tyres. These guys can do it.”