Pol Espargaro explained that his lengthy injury absence contributed to him miscalculating the speed and distance of an approaching Marc Marquez, at the end of Friday practice for the Austrian MotoGP.
“So I checked behind, I saw him coming. That's why I'm not on the line. But then I expected that he would overtake me faster. [But] he was not overtaking me as I was expecting, then I made the corner.
The Spaniard, who suffered ten fractures at the Portimao season opener, confirmed his focus is on matching the other RC16 riders. “Today we did it. This morning I was a bit faster than him. And this afternoon we matched lap time. So just I need to keep improving myself and maybe in a few races, maybe I can look for Brad. But at the moment it's too far away, he’s too fast!”“He brakes like an animal! He brakes so late and he's able to control the bike in a very, very precise way in the inside of the corner, the way he's moving the bike and changing direction.
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