Pol Espargaró achieved his goals by entering the leading four in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. A question of pride and legitimacy within a KTM clan where the younger generation wants to take power. That being said, the risk-taking was maximum for the Spaniard who no longer counts his falls. What will happen for Sunday's race?
Three falls didn't cool Pol Espargaro who made his way to this fourth place on the starting grid. “ I'm very happy, especially because it was difficult to have the right speed in all areas and to put everything in place correctly » comments Pol. “ I had a crazy ride. The risk was super high ».
« So far this weekend I've had three falls, and with last week, six. I didn't feel as comfortable on the left side of the tire. I also have a little pain in my right shoulder from yesterday's accident. In Q2, the objective was to risk a lot in the left turns in the last sector of the last lap ».
A promising performance in FP4
« I blocked everything, had another fall, and did okay. What is important to me is the incredible performance in FP4. And that plays a big role in the race. It counts ! » adds the teammate Brad Binder, sixth.
« Things actually went pretty well for me in the third sector today. In yesterday's accident, when I had to take a medium tire at the front because we only had five hard tires, the front tire blocked, and I crashed at the start of turn 12. But now, I'm pretty strong there, especially in race pace. But I don't know what Ducati is doing there in qualifying. They incredibly fast there. They take us a tenth of a second there, it's crazy ". Expertise confirmed by Pecco Bagnaia who recognizes that he wins a lot in this famous sector 3…
MotoGP Misano 2 J2: qualifying
