Pol Espargaro admitted he could have been “a bit too relaxed” earlier than crashing out of Sunday’s Malaysian MotoGP.
The KTM check rider instantly challenged the full-time RC16 rider once more within the fourth occasion of the season, changing Maverick Vinales in Tech3.
This time, nonetheless, Espargaro was unable to attain a top-10 end.
He was eleventh on Saturday after dropping three locations in a dash collision with Luca Marini, however made his personal “pathetic” mistake early within the Grand Prix.
Espargaro began twelfth and crashed at flip 4, however later admitted he could have been “too chilly” at the beginning of what was positive to be a tire administration race.
“There’s not a lot to say due to course it is painful to crash early in a race, however we’ve got to have a look at it positively as a result of I believe we have got the highest ten once more,” Espargaro mentioned.
“Our pace was OK within the first laps, however this can be a race and just a little mistake can change your Sunday. I believe everybody at KTM did a superb job to make the tires last more. We practiced so much yesterday for the primary race.
“I believe I used to be just a little too relaxed after I was behind Brad (Binder) as a result of I did not need to make a mistake, so perhaps I waited just a little too lengthy and perhaps I wasn’t in the suitable place on the flip the place I crashed.
“It’s a disgrace that I couldn’t end the race, however I’m actually completely happy that we had three KTMs within the high 10 right now!”
Regardless of his early sending off, Tech3 group supervisor Nicolas Goyon praised the Spaniard’s total contribution.
“Pol Espargaro had one other very optimistic weekend, qualifying immediately in Q2 and ending near the highest ten within the dash. Sadly, right now he had a small crash whereas combating for a high ten place,” mentioned Goyon.
“Anyway, he gave us one other nice weekend. He confirmed us that our package deal could be aggressive. We wish to thank him once more for these two rounds in Australia and Malaysia.”
Vinales, who’s recovering from mid-season shoulder surgical procedure, is predicted to intention to return to MotoGP on the subsequent race in Portimao.
