Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro was left in tears after mistakenly thinking he had finished the Catalan Grand Prix a lap too early.
In his home MotoGP, Espargaro had seemingly secured second place after holding off the challenge of Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin. To the horror of fans though, he prematurely slowed right down and started waving to the grandstands.
It cost him big time, as Jorge Martin, Johann Zarco, Joan Mir and Luca Marini all surged past him before Espargaro, 32, had realised his error. He did however, then manage to react and overtake Marini back, but missed out on a podium place by crossing the line in fifth.
