Pol Espargaro crossed the line in tenth place, just over a second from Marc Marquez, in the first race they had finished as Repsol Honda team-mates at Jerez on Sunday. But it wasn't just the final position that left the #44 visibly disappointed, Espargaro had struggled with his RCV in every area except braking and later revealed that all the Honda riders seem to be using a different package. Espargaro believes such technical variation is 'hurting' both the Spaniard's learning curve on his new machine and the performance of the Honda 'group' as a whole. "We do not have traction, we do not turn and our speed is not good," said Espargaro, who began the race one place ahead of his...
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