Britain’s Michael Laverty was left to rue a pitlane error by his team in yesterday’s Assen MotoGP race which saw him come in to change bikes only to find his second PBM Aprilia not ready for a swap.

The Irishman came in to change from wets to slicks but was forced to go back out again as his bike wasn’t available. He then had to come in again while team-mate Broc Parkes had made his switch. The Aussie was able to make good time early on the dry tyres and finished in 11th and ahead of Scott Redding.

Laverty, meanwhile, ended the race in 21st.

“Firstly I want to congratulate Broc on a great ride, I am happy that one of us managed to fulfil the potential we had this weekend but incredibly frustrated that I wasn't up there with him,” said Laverty.

“The race couldn't have gone worse for me, I felt I made the correct call to pit for slicks early but unfortunately my bike wasn't ready. I left the pits to join Broc on track but the fact that I had to pit again meant my race was ruined.

“I had good pace this weekend and would have easily scored a decent haul of points in the tricky conditions."