Pol Espargaro reacts to mechanical breakdown and KTM’s bold new aero
Pol Espargaro's KTM features iཧntriguing updates - but he broke down on Fridaꦓy
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro had a rollercoa𓆉ster Friday at the Austrian MotoGP.
Racing as a wildcard this weeken🌞d, KTM’s test rider used practice to trial some eye-catching new parts.
E🎃spargaro was third on the timesheets in the morning session but, in the afternoon, he broke down and was unable to continue. He finished 21st-fastest as a result.
“The morning started 👍very well, we did a lot of laps,” Espargaro explained.
✤“It felt that everything 𝔉was set up for a good weekend.
“But that’s why we come here with a prototype bike. To put them under stress and see if something 🔜blows up!
“It didn’t go to plan. We had a s𒆙mall problem but it🐬 was okay.
“Then in the afternoon we had several ones. We needed to quit with both bikes, stop bot🌠h bikes. The bike stﷺopped.
“It was a mechanical problem.”
Pol Espargaro on KTM's new aero
KTM brought several updates to their home round.
New swingarm-mounted wings were notable on the side of hi🥂s RC16.
He also has a new exhaust.
Whether Espargaro also p🦩ossesses a new engine remains unconfirmed. As a test and wil♓dcard rider, he is permitted to race with a different engine spec to the full-time race riders, according to this season’s updated concessions rules.
Espargaro sa♈id about the new aero: “We felt a difference. That’s why we brought🥂 it.
“In the test we were ver🌟y quickly, on one lap and in rhythm.
“We were flying. That’s why we race here with this spec of bike, because we h⛦ad a good chance for a good weekend.
“That’s why, tomorrow,🔥 we will try to give our best to be in Q2. “We had a good chance to be there.
“But things need to go to plan, and no more surprisꩲes!
“I’m a test rider🌌, we test things, and things can go wrong quickly and easily.
“We’ll try to be more lucky tomorrow.”
Bradﷺ Binder (fifth) was the only KTM rider inside the top 10 of Friday pracꩲtice. Tech3’s Pedro Acosta suffered a big crash on a forgettable day.
“It’s not an ideal situation for tomorrow,”🔯 Esparg♐aro reacted.
“There are two KTMs plus 🍷me out of Q2. If we need to fight with someone, they will be around, and this is not nice. We will try.”
James was a sports journalist ✃at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
