Mentally “destroyed” Pol Espargaro ‘needed nap’ after Silverstone MotoGP FP1

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🗣️'I was overloaded. The brain was finished.' Pol Espargaro admits he needed to take a one-hour nap between British GP practice sessions having felt 'destroyed' mentally on his MotoGP comeback from serious injury ⬇️

The Tech3 GasGas rider suffered a horrible crash in FP2 for the season-opening Portuguese GP,Espargaro has been out of action since then, only riding his MotoGP bike prior to Friday at Silverstone slowly up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last month.

Asked by Autosport if he found Friday more mentally challenging or physically demanding, Espargaro responded: “This morning, the mental side [was tougher], I was destroyed. “The brain was finished. Then this afternoon, I was with more natural actions, physically I couldn’t make the change of direction enough.

Espargaro also commented that making his return at such a high-speed track made for a “very, very stressful” experience.

 

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