Pol Espargaro feels that recovering so quickly from a hernia that forced him to skip the Thailand MotoGP test and being able to ride in Qatar was a "miracle". The KTM rider has endured a difficult pre-season after a crash on the second day of the opening test at Sepang led to him withdrawing from the final day and skipping the following Buriram test. While he returned and rode on the first day at Qatar, he decided to sit out the second day due to still not being fully fit. Espargaro was back on track for the final day, but could no better than 19th, 1.4s behind the benchmark time of Johann Zarco and three tenths off teammate Bradley Smith's pace. The Spaniard said he was...
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