A rare race mistake cost Bradley Smith the chance of scoring a fine fifth place finish in Aragon, as he lost a vital twelve points to Dani Pedrosa in the MotoGP championship fight for fifth overall. Starting from a lowly tenth, Smith made his way through to sit sixth on lap seven. With Andrea Dovizioso just ahead, lapping at a slower pace, Smith was eager to get by to pull a gap on a pursuing group that included Aleix Espargaro and Cal Crutchlow. However, a mistake while braking for turn one on lap 13 undid all his early work, from which he was never truly able to recover. “One mistake and it means that you're eighth and not fifth,” said the 24-year old on Sunday evening. “Especially...
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