Aleix Espargaro snatched pole position for the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix with a new lap record on the weekend he announced his retirement.
"I made several errors on my first fast lap but my second is perhaps the best one of my life."Spaniard Aleix Espargaro will start from pole in what will be his final Catalunya MotoGP on Sunday after posting the fastest time on his Aprilia in qualifying.
But that decision has taken none of the edge off his competitiveness as he claimed the sixth pole of his career on Saturday.“I do not have 100 pole positions to my name,” said Espargaro, who is seeking a fourth MotoGP success.“Therefore even if it is just the qualifying I am very happy to have achieved this at home.Ducati’s two-time defending world champion Francesco Bagnaia and South African Brad Binder on a KTM complete the first row.
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