MotoGP rider waves goodbye to second place after celebrating a lap early

The Spanish MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaró missed out on a podium finish at the Catalonia Grand Prix after thinking the race was over a lap before it ended.

Fabio Quartararo won the race, Jorge Martin took second place and Johann Zarco was third. But the scene-stealing incident came when Espargaró crossed the line on the penultimate lap in second place before lifting off the throttle and waving to fans at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit. He realised his mistake a few turns later and immediately went back to racing, finishing fifth.

WHAT ON EARTH?!Aleix Espargaró pulls up early thinking the race is over and starts waving to the fans