Bradley Smith suffered a front-end tumble as the Sepang MotoGP Test roared into life on Monday in Malaysia, although there was no repeat of the high number of spills that blighted the post-race Valencia test. The British rider praised the improvements made over the winter by Michelin and laid the blame for his last corner crash solely at his own feet, explaining that he was 'pushing to find the limit' on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 M1 under hard braking. Smith, 15th fastest and 2.3 seconds down on pacesetter Jorge Lorenzo on the factory Yamaha after clocking a best time in 2m 03.026s, said: “Unfortunately I fell at the last corner, however in a strange way, I'm pleased to get my first...
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