Bradley Smith feels his contract negotiations acted as a mental distraction which may have impacted his performances for Monster Yamaha Tech 3 before agreeing to his new one-year deal for 2016. The English rider's team-mate Pol Espargaro's new deal had been announced at Indianapolis while Smith made his frustrations obvious as his own contract talks stalled. But after announcing his 2016 deal during the build up to the British Grand Prix a beaming Smith is looking to put it behind him, starting with a strong performance at Silverstone this weekend. “It is a good position to put myself heading in the British GP, especially after the past two GPs which have been quite mentally taxing with...
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