Pol Espargaro finished yesterday’s race in 18th position, far from the scoring places, contrasting with the good performance of Brad Binder and Jack Miller aboard the factory KTM.
Still, the GasGas rider stated that he was feeling good in this morning’s warm up, agreeing, however, with the cancellation of the sprint race:
– It’s a shame, I always like to ride here in any conditions. Especially this morning we were very fast, the bike was working very well. In the top eight there were four KTMs, two GasGas and two KTMs and we were very fast and the feeling was very good, so I was really expecting this race in the rain, but yes, at the end of the day it’s like I say, safety first.
The #44 also explained what makes Phillip Island such a complicated track to ride, especially with more adverse conditions, even comparing it to other circuits on the calendar, namely Barcelona:
– I think here at Phillip Island it’s a combination, which ends with a bad result at the end, because the track is not very wide and the speeds in this place are very, very fast, like in the first corner. There are many places where the speed is very high and then you have the wind. I would say that if there is wind at the Barcelona circuit, it won’t be a big problem because the track is a bit wider and there are not such fast corners. It’s not a criticism, it’s what it is. I really like riding on this circuit, I love this place, but it’s also a reality that when the wind appears, on a track that is already challenging, with wind it’s impossible, so it’s a shame because it’s a fantastic place and I think all the riders of all categories have fun here and want to come here to race.