KTM rider Bradley Smith admits his lowly place on the MotoGP testing times in Phillip Island has been down to him being “a bit of a pansy” over a single lap. The Briton, who has joined the category’s newest manufacturer after four seasons at Tech 3 Yamaha, has been slowest in the 22-rider field during both days of running so far in Australia. Smith was 3.1 seconds off the pace on Wednesday, and finished 2.8s behind Thursday's fastest man Maverick Vinales with a best lap of 1m31.704s. Teammate Pol Espargaro was more than a second faster, albeit still only 19th. Smith put the deficit down to a lack of bravery to push hard on a single lap, and not knowing exactly how hard he is able to...
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