MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 10/AUGUST 10, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY/INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
P42
SAVE OF THE WEEKEND: POL ESPARGARO
In his first season in the deep end, gung-ho Pol Espargaro has
crashed more than most – seven so far, beaten only by Monster
Yamaha teammate Bradley Smith, with 12. He almost did it again
in free practice, taking so much curb on the inside of the final
corner that he actually ran off the inside. The bike bucked him high
and took off at a tangent, still wheels down. Amazingly, he landed
painfully back on the seat, and wrestled it back under control as it
jumped the curb on the outside too. He spoke in a very high voice
for a while afterwards.
Pol Espargaro saved a near crash during qualifying.
Paired up: The top
four – Lorenzo
(99), Marquez
(93), Rossi
(hidden) and
Dovizioso (04) –
stayed together in
the early laps.
