Pol Espargaro feels he had the potential to achieve a better result than his solid ride to eighth place at Phillip Island. The Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider came through from the third row of the grid to fight his way through from 11th place on the opening laps, exchanging places with Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso to move into ninth place on lap five before hunting down his brother Aleix on the factory Suzuki, making a crucial pass on lap 15 before inching away. “Today's race was a solid finish to the weekend and we have to be satisfied when bearing in mind how we started on Friday. In addition, the gap to the riders in front is not as big as it has been at other races this year, so all in all...
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