Superb sixth in Valencia for Pol Espargaro

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Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team rider Pol Espargaro charged to an expertly undertaken 6th place to finish his debut season in the MotoGP class in superb form at Valencia.

The 23 year old commenced the 30 lap sprint from the rear of the second row with drops of rain falling as soon as the race began.

Espargaro undertook a solid start before being pushed back to 8th at the close of the first lap, yet he powered on as the rain still fell, albeit intermittently. The young Spanish rider had slipped back to 13th on lap 4, but showed a fantastic display of determination to remain firm and try to move up the field.

Espargaro pushed onwards and with two thirds of the race distance covered, he had ascended though the order in a consistent manner and back up to 7th with his sights directly set on the position in front.

On the 25th lap the rookie had brilliantly closed the gap to his brother, Aleix Espargaro, in front and sped past to move into 6th one lap later before speeding across the finish line in this placement.

His resolute and hard fought ride saw him brilliantly achieve his ambition of seizing 6th and the title of the leading satellite rider as well the rookie of the year in the 2014 World Championship standings.

Pol Espargaro
“I can’t help but be slightly disappointed about our result today, even if this was not because of the placement itself yet, more about how things went. The second row was a solid position to start the race from and this morning with a full fuel load and used tyres I finished second in the warm up, so I think we were really prepared for the last race of the season. However, just like many other times this year, the rain came right at the start of the race and ruined our hopes. I am still not very experienced riding in the slight wet conditions with the slick tyres but today I couldn’t risk too much. I had Bradley and my brother close to me on the track, who I was fighting with for the 6th place in the championship, so I had to think about the end result as well as finishing the race without any mistakes. However, I still ended my rookie year as the best non-factory rider, which had to be our aim, so I’m truly pleased with what we achieved. I want to say a huge thanks to the team for all their work as well as patience in teaching and supporting me this year. Tomorrow we’ll kick off preparations for 2015 and I’m already excited to try our new parts.”

Source: Tech3 Communications

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