Aprilia says its goal for the 2016 season is to become a regular top 10 presence – and to improve enough to be noticed more frequently by TV cameras. The Italian manufacturer endured a tough season on its return to MotoGP, its best result being two top-10 finishes at Catalunya and Silverstone courtesy of Alvaro Bautista. There was also turmoil with Aprilia’s rider line-up, as Marco Melandri left eight races into the campaign, and was ultimately replaced by Forward Yamaha convert Stefan Bradl. Aprilia team boss Romano Albesiano admitted the campaign was tougher than had been expected, but said the lessons learned will be useful as the Gresini-run team looks to move up the pecking order....
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