The Repsol Honda team rider places fifth at the British Grand Prix. Marc Márquez suffers a crash on the first lap that takes him out of the race.
The Repsol Honda Team had mixed fortunes at the twelfth round of the season, which was held in dry conditions at Silverstone.
Pol Espargaró, who started from pole position, led the first quarter of the race, in what was his best performance to date as a Repsol Honda Team rider.
After not being able to keep up his early pace, Espargaró dropped down the order to cross the line in fifth. He earned 11 points and will reach the Motorland Aragón Grand Prix having taken a big step forward with the Honda RC213V.
Marc Márquez would crash on the first lap, although he would escape unhurt.
The Repsol Honda Team rider, who had started from fifth on the grid, tried to rejoin the race, but damage to his bike meant that it was not possible.
Following the British Grand Prix, Marc Márquez occupies twelfth position in the general overall standings with 59 points. Pol Espargaró is fourteenth with 52 points.
MARC MÁRQUEZ – DNF
“First of all I want to say sorry to Jorge Martin, already I went to him and his team to say sorry after the race. It was my mistake; I was too optimistic with that overtake. Races are sometimes like this and today it was me who made the mistake. Overall the weekend has been quite good as we have been fast in a lot of sessions, even after a big crash on Friday. It’s a shame to make this mistake in the race because we had the pace to do something interesting here today.”
POL ESPARGARÓ – 5th
“I enjoyed the race a lot, this was the feeling I was looking for after struggling. To be leading the race was something really special. We went with the soft rear because it gave us the best feeling, but it wasn’t enough to fight for the podium and there’s still some more work to do. Anyway, until the middle of the race I was there, fighting and enjoying it so much – even closing the gap to Rins and Aleix when my tyre was still performing well. As the grip dropped, I controlled the gap and finished the weekend well. It has been a great weekend overall, we’ve been able to show what we can do and now we head to Aragon where Honda has been very strong in thee past.”
