MotoGP's visit to Barcelona threw up some significant talking points, with rider aggression being questioned following Turn 1 carnage that saw both factory Ducati riders taken to hospital. Here\u2019s what we discovered at this year\u2019s Catalan Grand Prix
in an unfortunate display of Ducati friendly fire. Bastianini suffered fractures to his left hand and ankle, and will almost certainly be out of the San Marino GP as he awaits surgery .
Bastianini was hit with a long lap penalty, initially to be served at the restart before it became apparent he was too beaten up to take it. And so the stewards have reissued the penalty for the next grand prix he contests. But Espargaro was brilliant, his riding style very well-matched to that RS-GP. Ironic, really, as he admitted during the weekend that he doesn’t actually like the way he rides,But it’s the style that suits the Aprilia, which he has effectively built to be this way.
As it turned out, those bad starts really weren’t anything to do with him. Since Jerez, Aprilia has effectively created a working group to improve its clutch. At Barcelona, that bore fruit as Vinales made great launches from fourth in both starts.
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