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Fabio Quartararo: Closing throttle 'too aggressively' caused British GP crash

Petronas SRT rider Fabio Quartararo says that a small error by Alex Rins caused him to close the throttle of his Yamaha too quickly, causing him to high-side and take out Andrea Dovizioso as a result.  Quartararo followed Rins through the first turn at Copse, but was caught out as the Spaniard's Suzuki lost traction and got into a small slide. While Rins was able to recover, Quartararo released the throttle as a response but was thrown into a high-side, going down as a result.  The approaching Ducati of Dovizioso had nowhere to go and clattered into the M1, going into the air as the bike effectively behaved as a ramp. Dovizioso landed heavily and had to be...
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