European Grand Prix poleman Pol Espargaro says he'll "test" second-placed Alex Rins early in Sunday's MotoGP race if the Suzuki rider is able to jump him off the line. Espargaro snatched his first pole since the Styrian GP in August on Saturday on a damp Ricardo Tormo Circuit near Valencia by 0.041 seconds from championship contender Rins. Sunday's race is expected to be dry, but a pecking order is hard to gauge as there has been no real dry running this weekend aside from the mixed conditions of FP2 - in which Espargaro was fifth fastest. "Basically, I have Alex very close to me on the grid, who is especially strong on Sunday in the race," Espargaro said. "If he...
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