MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 7 / JUNE 29-JULY 1, 2018
TT CIRCUIT ASSEN / ASSEN, NETHERLANDS
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ond penalty for cutting the track.
Pol Espargaro (KTM) was 12th,
a 10th ahead of his brother Aleix
and Scott Redding (both Aprilia),
with Dani Pedrosa (Repsol
Honda) right behind in 15th. It
had been a dismal weekend for
the factory Honda rider, who said
that the uncertainty about his
future was affecting his concen-
tration.
complained of degradation. But
overall there seemed little dif-
ference in performance of the
different Michelins on offer.
Zarco had lost touch now,
almost caught over the line by
Alvaro Bautista (Angel Nieto
Ducati). He'd outpaced Jack
Miller (Alma Pramac Ducati), who
was promoted to 10th because
Iannone had suffered a two-sec-
Most of Rossi's overtakes had
been into the last-chicane attack,
and he tried it again on Dovizioso
on the last lap. It was once too
often, and the Ducati had cut
back ahead at the flag for fourth.
Crutchlow was less than a
second behind, Lorenzo close—
the top seven over the line within
five seconds. Both Ducati riders
used the hard rear tire, and both
