english.jpnn.com, LOMBOK - Repsol Honda racer Pol Espargaro recorded the fastest time on the last day of the MotoGP pre-season test at the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Sunday (13/2).
The Spanish racer recorded a time of 1 minute and 31.060 seconds on the 10th of 25 laps at the Mandalika Circuit.
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Overall, Espargaro scored the fastest twice during practice sessions at the Mandalika Circuit.
On the first day of the race last Friday (11/2), Espargaro was able to record his best performance with 1 minute and 32.466 seconds.
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Espargaro was almost half a second ahead of his closest rival, Aleix Espargaro of the second-placed Aprilia team that recorded 1 minute and 32.937 seconds.
In Sunday's session, the Repsol Honda champion was better than 2021 MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo from Monster Energy Yamaha that recorded 1 minute and 31.275 seconds.
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With this achievement, Espargaro becomes a top competitor to Quartararo and 6-time world champion Marc Marquez. (lia/mcr20/jpnn)
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