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Pol Espargaro managed to outperform Andrea Dovizioso, while Valentino Rossi was sluggish in the FP1 session of the 2020 Austrian MotoGP
GridOto.com – The first free practice session or FP1 Austrian MotoGP 2020 took place in a cloudy condition with the Red Bull Ring circuit temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, Friday (14/8/2020).
For information, the Austrian MotoGP 2020 is predicted to have rain on Saturday and Sunday this weekend.
If this happens, then the FP1 and FP2 sessions will be important for the riders because they can determine their starting position in the 2020 Austrian MotoGP race.
Red Bull KTM racer, Pol Espargaro immediately stepped on the gas at the start of the FP1 Austrian MotoGP 2020 session.
KTM picking up where they left off! ????@polespargaro is on fire in the early stages while @AndreaDovizioso also looks back on form for @ducaticorse! ????#AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/oQtDAoDCDt
– MotoGP ™ ???? (@MotoGP) August 14, 2020
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Pol Espargaro immediately became the fastest after recording a lap time of 1 minute 24.772 seconds.
While the FP1 session runs for 10 minutes, Valentino Rossi is in 12th position.
When 15 minutes before FP1 ended, Valentino Rossi could not improve his time record and was temporarily in 13th position.
Pol Espargaro even sharpened his time to 1 minute 24.193 seconds five minutes before the end of FP1.
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Until FP1 ended, Pol Espargaro was not overtaken and was still the fastest racer.
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