Aleix Espargaro believes the absence of a long straight at Jerez will allow Suzuki's lack of speed to be less of a factor this weekend. The 25-year-old posted Suzuki's best result of the season last time out in Argentina when he finished in seventh place, having qualified on the front row of the grid. However, the GSX-RR's lack of top speed has proven to be Suzuki's downfall so far this year, since it leaves them unable to get close enough to riders in front and then passing on the brakes, while leaving them vulnerable on the straights. However, the average speed at last year's race at Jerez was 295km/h, significantly slower than the 330km/h average over the first three races of 2015....
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