Espargaro Should "Question
Racing Approach"
T
he lap-nine collision between KTM
teammates Pol Espargaro and Miguel
Olveira on the exit of turn four was hugely
frustrating for both riders. For Espargaro,
it was the second time in two races he
crashed out when cutting back from
having run wide. And Olveira was spitting
feathers after being hit by another KTM
machine for the second time in three
races.
Espargaro, who had run wide into turn
four before cutting back to where Oliveira
was, maintained it was a racing incident.
"I was opening the throttle outside and
so was he on the inside. He couldn't see
me, and I couldn't see him, so we col-
lided. This is exactly what we call a race
incident."
Oliveira saw it slightly differently. "He
went wide and I saw a gap. It's in every
rider's mind to understand what they
could have done differently. I'm not blam-
ing him, but If I was Pol already with two
incidents of the same character, I would
start to think if I am approaching racing
in general in the right way because at the
moment it seems questionable."
Neil Morrison
IN
THE
WIND
P36
Two similar
crashes in two
races doesn't
bode well for Pol
Espargaro.
