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MotoGP rider waves goodbye to second place after celebrating a lap early
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The Spanish MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaró missed out on a podium finish at the Catalonia Grand Prix after thinking the race was over a lap before it ended.
Fabio Quartararo won the race, Jorge Martin took second place and Johann Zarco was third. But the scene-stealing incident came when Espargaró crossed the line on the penultimate lap in second place before lifting off the throttle and waving to fans at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit. He realised his mistake a few turns later and immediately went back to racing, finishing fifth.
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Espargaró is second in the championship standings. The gap between him and leader Quartararo increased from eight points to 22 after his mistake on Sunday.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/05/motogp-aleix-espargaro-catalonia-gp
Fabio Quartararo won the race, Jorge Martin took second place and Johann Zarco was third. But the scene-stealing incident came when Espargaró crossed the line on the penultimate lap in second place before lifting off the throttle and waving to fans at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit. He realised his mistake a few turns later and immediately went back to racing, finishing fifth.
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Espargaró is second in the championship standings. The gap between him and leader Quartararo increased from eight points to 22 after his mistake on Sunday.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/05/motogp-aleix-espargaro-catalonia-gp
His home Grand Prix too...
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