Eugene Laverty feels robbed of a shot at taking pole position for the British Grand Prix at a wet Silverstone by an underinflated rear tyre that caused his crash. In sodden conditions at the Northamptonshire track, Aspar Ducati rider Laverty topped the opening phase of qualifying and ended up putting his two-year-old GP14.2 machine sixth on the grid. However, the Irishman had been on course for more, as he had set an overall best second sector before suffering a major high-side crash at Farm corner on his last lap. Speaking afterwards, an uninjured Laverty explained that the an error by his Michelin tyre technician – who reduced the pressure of his rear tyre in spite of worsening...
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