Espargaro 'felt like I lost' after qualifying before Barcelona MotoGP sprint win

09/02/2023 12:08 PM

Espargaro topped both of Friday's sessions at the Barcelona track on his Aprilia, while the Italian marque was also fastest in third practice and Q1 courtesy of RNF's Miguel Oliveira.Having set a new lap record on Friday, Espargaro couldn't carry this through into Q2 and was beaten to pole by Ducati's Francesco would go on to beat the world champion in the 12-lap sprint by 1.9s reading