Aleix Espargaro braved the pain of his injured thumb to earn an excellent row two start on the Suzuki GSX-RR at Mugello. Espargaro required surgery to reconstruct the ligament in his right thumb after a heavy fall at Le Mans but set an impressive 1m 46.854s lap to qualify fifth for the Italian MotoGP, joining Cal Crutchlow (fourth) and Ducati test rider Michele Pirro on the second row of the grid. “Not a bad day at all. I think we improved in the first session of the weekend a lot. Today I feel better with the hand so I can do six laps in a row,” joked Espargaro. “It's getting better but the problem is when it's hot after four or five laps I feel pain but this is normal. “It [thumb...
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