Espargaro “needs to be patient” as Honda MotoGP speed will come

Espargaro has shown strong race pace on the RC213V in the first three rounds of 2021, but has only managed a best of eighth in the Qatar GP and was forced out of the Portugal race due to a rear brake failure.

But so far Espargaro has not been able to match his qualifying form with his race pace, the Spaniard only cracking the top 12 once so far.

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