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Here’s the second part of our look back at some of the faces in pit lane before their MotoGP 2014 stories unfolded. Look for one more post in this set of portraits. The first one is here.

Above: Pol Espargaro entered the premier class as Moto2 champion and carried that momentum to a Rookie of the Year season.

Though his rookie teammate scored more points, Bradley Smith brought Tech 3 its only podium of 2014.

Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal once again showed how to run a successful satellite MotoGP team.

After a close Moto2 battle with Pol Espargaro in 2013, Scott Redding brought a knife to a gunfight on the RCV1000R, but in the end secured a factory Honda for 2015.

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