It was in eleventh place that Pol Espargaró completed a German Grand Prix which marked his ninth finish in the points in as many races this season in MotoGP. A great satisfaction enhanced by a tenth place in the championship and a points capital already higher at mid-term than during the entire 2018 campaign. Certainly, but Pol Espargaró was not happy with his performance on the Sachsenring...
A frustration that Pol Espargaro did not blame his physical condition reduced by a bad wrist or his KTM. But on his hard rear tire… “ The collapse of the hard tire was not normal. I've never seen anything like this in five and a half years in MotoGP " said I will espargaro. “ Of course, it's our problem because the other drivers didn't have this problem. But this must be related to the temperature observed during the race. It seems that certain aspects have combined to lead to this problem ».
The 3 Moto2013 World Champion continues: “ I had a little electronic problem at first. That's why I didn't get out of it. The departure was not successful. In the first laps I was in a big group, I had to fight and defend a lot » said the official KTM. " I lost a lot of time in the second sector because we had problems with the bike there. I tried to spare the tires. But with twelve laps remaining, the rear tire was finished. I was completely helpless, so I'm extremely disappointed ».
« I didn't expect the tire to drop that much. I couldn't drive properly. The rear wheel went crazy. I couldn't keep up with my opponents, in the end it was even dangerous ". To recover from your emotions, Pol Espargaro will now be able to rest during the summer break: “ we're going to relax a little during the summer vacation » simply commented the brother of Aleix who fell during this German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring with his Aprilia.
MotoGP Germany Sachsenring J3: Ranking
