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Espargaro was "trying too hard" in first-lap crash

KTM MotoGP rider Pol Espargaro has owned up to the mistake that caused a four-way melee on the opening lap of the German Grand Prix, explaining that he was trying to compensate for a poor grid position. Espargaro crashed and took Suzuki's Alex Rins with him at Turn 3 at the Sachsenring, compromising the races of Andrea Iannone (Suzuki) and Jack Miller (Pramac Ducati) in the process. He avoided a penalty for causing the incident despite both Suzuki riders saying he should have received one, but Espargaro did not dispute that he was at fault. "I generated everything," he admitted. I was on the outside of the second corner and I was pushed a little bit out for some riders inside,...
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