stratospheric pole for Aleix Espargaró, who in the third free practice had fallen on the beautiful layout of Jerez. Great fight between the Aprilia rider and Alex Márquez that ended with each other in a last lap in which he ousted Jack Miller and Jorge Martín, who complete the front row for tomorrow’s race (and also the sprinty this afternoon). The days of Pedrosa, who had dominated the first practice sessions surprising everyone and everyone, fought for first place until the last meters but finally finished sixth and will start in the second row. Bezzecchi will be very late after failing to pass Q1. «I take what my chief engineer has told me: ‘how you have evolved since we met you. You were always last.’ He only had a motorcycle could not make mistakes nor fall and I have told them that I was not going to risk it. In the last lap I gave it my all”, explained Aleix Espargaró. The Catalan added: «The crash this morning was due to an error more mine than that of the team. They wanted to test a wing but the last word rests with the pilot and I should have refused because it was not the time to do tests. the bike works fine and we have a good rhythm.”
The third free practice went to Oliveira but the Portuguese was not the protagonist of this session. Aleix Espargaró he got almost all the attention after a fall and a small argument with the track marshals, who demanded that he separate the bike and while the Aprilia rider tried to break the deadlock so that he wouldn’t shoot away. And laugh at the superstitions, Aleix shared the spotlight with a cat, which was not black, but which appeared on the asphalt scaring the runners. Fortunately it remained an anecdote but one of the most dangerous that is remembered in the World Cup. Despite the crash, Espargaró finished third, demonstrating the potential of the Aprilia. Only Catalan and Maverick Vinales they had been able to in free practice 2, on Friday, with Pedrosa, who had surprised everyone by leading the first free practice, after several years without competing.
Strange configuration of Q1, with the champions of the three previous grands prix (Bagnaia in Portimao, Bezzeccvhi in Argentina and Rins in Austin) as well as two world champions like Quatararo and Joan Mir and the winner of a sprint race this year (Binder). And all of them fighting for the two play-off spots. Bastianini He no longer took part in the start after his fall in the morning and his visit to the medical services. The Italian from Ducati will return in two weeks at Le Mans. Halfway through this first round, Bezzecchi and Quartararo dominated. But the change of tires would be important in the final times. finally they were Pecco Bagnaia and Brad Binder They were the two drivers who got the best time and went on to Q2.
Rain appears in Q2
It seemed the rain when the last qualifying round was about to start. Doubts in the box about which tires to mount. The track was dry but water was falling. The pilots took many precautions to avoid going to the ground. Possibly the most risky was going to win, although that quality was a double-edged razor because the slightest mistake could end the test. Jack Miller, Luca Marini and Francesco Bagnaia looked like they were going to fight for pole but Alex Márquez, with slicks, was ready to fight and achieve his second first place. Getting the best time not only allowed us to start first tomorrow in the race, but it is also a privilege for this afternoon’s sprint race (3:00 p.m.). The pilot of the Gresini he improved his time the following lap, solidifying his first place but there was still a lot of testing to do.
fight between Aleix Espargaró y Alex Márquez. The joy of the Aprilia rider was short-lived after lowering the time of Marc Márquez’s brother because he immediately forced him to move from provisional pole position. No one would say that a few minutes before he had fallen, Espargaró played a spectacular give and take with Márquez, continually surpassing himself. Zarco and Miller improved those times with three minutes to go. Meanwhile, Pedrosa he was riding last. The last two laps were a dance of times and positions. In the end, Aleix Espargaró triumphed and Pedrosa, who fought to the last meter for pole position, finished sixth. Jorge Martin, third.
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