Quartararo ramps up his first day at Silverstone

Quartararo laps 1:58.946 and was a tenth and a half ahead of the Spaniards. Joan Mir (Suzuki GSX RR) and Maverick Vinales (April RS-GP).

As the Spanish Aprilia riders were relatively surprised when the traffic light turned green. Alex Espargaro and they hit the track with Maverick Viñales. clear purpose of doing “teamwork” and the accuracy of the decision was quickly reflected on the timeline, as in just four laps they both occupied the top two places.

Espargaró was the fastest lap in this category with a time of 1:59.681, surpassing what the French driver had reached in the morning. johann zarco (Ducati Desmosedici GP22) At 1:59.893, Viñales is only 56,000ths of a second behind and France’s Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M 1) is third—fifth in fact, because Zarco and Italian “Pecco” were quicker in the morning. ” Bagnaia-, but even though the second lap has only just begun, it’s already more than two-tenths of a second.

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After the first trip on the track, almost all drivers entered their workshops after completing six laps, making new modifications to the prototypes and returning to the track to “calibrate” the accuracy of the changes.

Spaniards on that second trip alex wash (Suzuki GSX RR) took the lead in the timeline, with a little over four-tenths of a second against Aleix Espargaró in two quick laps in a row, and ‘placed’ the Australian, after the latter and ahead of teammate Viñales Jack Miller (Ducati Desmosedici GP22), crashed at Turn 7 shortly thereafter. and “literally” almost had to go back to his workshop.

Ducati Shark Spoiler

Among the novelties of this first “post-holiday” appointment, The inclusion of appendages in the form of “shark fins” on the back of their Ducati Coincidentally, on the motorcycles of Italian Enea Bastianini and Spanish Jorge Martín, two riders fighting for second place in the official team of the Italian manufacturer, together with Bagnaia.

With less than three minutes of effective training, the final moment of truth arrived, with Spaniard Joan Mir first to take advantage of it, placing her Suzuki GSX RR in first place with a time of 1:59.100. It’s still far from the absolute record of success that Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda RC 213 V) had since 2019 with 1:58.168.

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He didn’t last long in that position when Mir was knocked out of his seat by the world leader with a time of 1:58.946, which eventually let him down. lead the final classification of the first dayMiguel Oliveira (KTM RC 16) is sixth, seventh, and Ducati Enea Bastianini’s drivers, Jack Miller and Marco Bezzecchi take the remainder of the position in the second direct classification.

Neither Jorge Martin nor Alex Marquez (Honda RC 213 V), neither Pol Espargaró (Repsol Honda RC 213 V), neither Raúl Fernández (KTM RC 16) nor Italian Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP22) managed to enter this second classification.

Augusto Fernandez is fastest in Moto2

Moto2 in the intermediate category, Augusto Fernandez (Kalex) tied by points difference with Italian Celestino Vietti (Kalex), declared the judge after taking command in the 2nd FP on Friday and developing a position compared to the morning led by the British. Jake Dixon (Kalex).

In the evening session, the Spaniard and the Dover rider swapped places and commanded a ‘podium’ completed by Alonso López (Boscoscuro). Doctors approve the competition due to a femur fracture that caused him to miss the Dutch Grand Prix.

Albert Arenas (Kalex) recovered in the second free practice to finish fifth, Arón Canet (Kalex) finished thirteenth by 30 points after being unable to compete in the Netherlands due to a nosebleed.

John McPhee rules on Moto3

Brits on Moto3 John McPhee (Husqvarna) dominated the day after improving his time by almost two and a half seconds compared to the morning session when he closed the ‘Top 10’. The only person to lose 2:11 this Friday was the Scot, who took advantage of the air currents. Four-tenths ahead of the Spaniard Izan Guevara (Gas Gas).

Seventh in the morning, Palma is aiming high at Silverstone, finishing second in the second session ahead of compatriot Xavi Artigas (CFMoto). Meanwhile, Sergio García Dols, his teammate on Team Gaviota GasGas Aspar and World Championship leader three points ahead of Guevara, dropped his performance significantly and finished eighteenth in the second after leading in the first round.

David Muñoz (KTM), seventh, and Jaume Masià (KTM), ninth, broke into the ‘Top 10’ on Friday, where Italian Dennis Foggia (Honda) is currently second in the world and third overall. Eighth in combined times.