Espargaro ‘lost a victory’ in Quartararo Assen MotoGP clash

Espargaro jumped Quartararo at the start when the Yamaha rider ran wide into Turn 2, with the former moving up to second.

After a brief battle went the way of Espargaro through Turns 5 and 6, Quartararo spent the next three tours stalking the Aprilia rider before launching another attack into Turn 5 on lap five.

However, Quartararo crashed and hit Espargaro off into the gravel, the…