Doha MotoGP: ‘Potential is incredibly high’, but two ‘mistakes’ cost Espargaro

Pol Espargaro showed the potential of his Repsol Honda once again in a race situation; ‘but I made two big mistakes which ruined our chances’, of a better result than 13th.
Pol Espargaro, MotoGP, Doha MotoGP 2 April 2021
Pol Espargaro, MotoGP, Doha MotoGP 2 April 2021
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Pol Espargaro leaves Qatar sitting tenth in thﷺe championship🐎 standings after a 13th place finish in the second MotoGP Grand Prix in Doha. 

However, there will be mixed feelings fo🍌r the former KTM rider who has impressed in the races, but🅺 struggled to get the most from his Honda on Saturday’s.

With the absence of Marc Marquez for the opening two races, it’s meant that Espargaro has ha💜d to lead the team in his first year with the Japanes💖e manufacturer. 

After two qualifying performances where he has described ‘not feeling the limit’ and ‘over pushing’ as the sensations when doing a time attack, the races have been where the 2013 Moto2 champion has shined, but unfortunately left himse🥂lf too much ♎to do. 

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It looked like a second top ten was on the cards with only a few laps remaining of Sunday’s sಌecond race in Qatar, but two late mistakes cost Espargaro any chance of that happening. 

"This race we once again showed that our potential is incredibly high, our pace was really strong especially during the middle🦄 and the end of the race, but I made two big mistakes which rui♏ned our chances," said the Spaniard. 

"We could have been fighting for a lot more, especially without the second e൲rror. 

"We have again been able to 🍸finish close to the winner despite this, but I am left wondering what could 🎐have been. 

"These two races have both shown that our potential on the Honda is very, very high but we still need to work on a couple of things including Qualifying. There’s more to come, we will try again i🌄n Portimão."

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