During this edition of British Grand Prix sensational, we even had emotions after the checkered flag. This was due to Pol Espargaró who fell once he crossed the finish line. An accident whose images revealed a problem with the motorcycle. The pilot actually had nothing to do with it. While he was decelerating and taking the turn normally, the rear wheel of his RC16 blocked to better unsettle his rider. Who, ultimately, had a lot of chances...
Marc Márquez saw his engine explode in the middle of the race, but the KTM had the delicacy to do something wrong once the event was over. Certainly, but things could have gone worse during full effort and support in this curve. However, Pol Espargaro does not dwell on the incident: “ I'm not hurt, I was surprised and these things happen. We learn more about this bike every day. The rear wheel has locked. Until then, the bike had been running perfectly and the engine was performing well. ».
We must therefore talk about the result alone… “ We almost made a top 10 » rejoices the Spaniard who finished eleventh. “ At the start of the race, I could follow Pedrosa but after ten laps, the rear tire seriously deteriorated ". The driver opted for a couple of hard compounds. “ By taking the angle, I could no longer accelerate normally. Other riders passed me and I lost the rhythm. But with normal grip, we can stay with the best drivers. We are no longer subscribed to the latest positions, and that's really good ».
Now, Pol Espargaro recognizes that this eleventh place is also lucky. And he’s not talking about his worry after arrival… “ There was the breakage of Márquez and Iannone clashed with Petrucci ". Otherwise, this eleventh place would have been more complicated to achieve. Incidentally, this is the third convincing result for the RC16 this season, which is its first at this level. Pol Espargaro thus also finished ninth Assen while Rock finished tenth in Austria.
The big absentee from this assessment is Bradley Smith who finished last in front of his audience. The Englishman's position is becoming fragile in the KTM box. We changed his chief engineer without apparent results for the moment and Rock who is eyeing his position will be the third thief of Mattighofen in Aragon…
#BritishGP MotoGP J.3: Ranking
| 1 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 40'45.496 |
| 2 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | +0.114 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +0.749 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | +1.679 |
| 5 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | +3.508 |
| 6 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | +7.001 |
| 7 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | +10.944 |
| 8 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | +13.627 |
| 9 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | +15.661 |
| 10 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +25.279 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | +30.336 |
| 12 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | +31.609 |
| 13 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | +31.945 |
| 14 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | +33.567 |
| 15 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | +33.901 |
| 16 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | +43.012 |
| 17 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | +48.683 |
| Not Classified | ||||
| 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 2 lapses | |
| 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 3 lapses | |
| 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 3 lapses | |
| 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 7 lapses | |
| 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 15 lapses |
