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Will the weather play tomorrow?
Today the first free practice on a wet track took place, in the afternoon it slowly dried. A look at the weather forecast for tomorrow shows that it could rain again at least in the morning. This should make it difficult for anyone who would not go straight to Q2 as it currently stands. But perhaps the god of time will have mercy.
One thing is certain: Valentino Rossi will be back there tomorrow after his withdrawal from Corona. Whether this also applies to teammate Maverick Vinales has not yet been officially confirmed. Everything will depend on the result of his test. Let’s cross our fingers and we’ll be back tomorrow with a new edition of our MotoGP live ticker. Until then!
The program for Saturday:
3. Free practice
10: 00-10: 40: Moto3
10: 55-11: 40: MotoGP
11:55 – 12:35: Moto2
Qualifications
13: 15-13: 30: Moto3 Q1
13.40-15.55: Moto3 Q2
14: 10-14: 40: 4th MotoGP free practice
14: 50-15: 05: MotoGP Q1
15: 15-15: 30: MotoGP Q2
15: 50-16: 05: Moto2 Q1
16:15 – 16:30: Moto2 Q2
MotoGP: even more discomfort for Vinales?
As if Sunday’s pit lane start wasn’t enough for Maverick Vinales, it is now known that an employee of his team tested positive in Corona. He himself did a test this morning, but the result is probably not yet available.
At the moment it is not clear whether he should isolate himself or not and can continue competing on the race weekend.
Moto2 update: Dixon injured
Jake Dixon immediately held his right hand due to his crash in the second free practice session of Moto2. After the medical check-up it is clear: the Briton suffered a fracture in his right wrist and was therefore declared “unsuitable” for the rest of the race weekend.
Get well soon!
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MotoGP: Rossi’s comeback is set for Saturday
On Friday he was unable to intervene, but after the second negative test result it is clear that Valentino Rossi will be back on track on Saturday. After having to skip Aragon’s two weekends due to his crown infection, he can finally get back on his Yamaha M1.
Moto2 FT2: Bastianini beats Lowes
As Sam Lowes can no longer intervene in action after his crash, he ultimately loses his previous best time to Enea Bastianini, who pushes forward in the final attack. At 1: 36,804 minutes, he is 0.057 seconds faster than Lowes. Joe Roberts holds third place.
Lorenzo Baldassarri and Fabio Gi Giannantonio enter the top 5, while Remy Gardner, Jorge Martin, Simone Corsi, Hector Garzo and Marco Bezzecchi secure a place in the top 10. Tom Lüthi and Marcel Schrötter finish on Friday in eleventh and fourteenth place, Luca Marini is fifteenth.
Moto2 FT2: improvement to Marini
Marini’s sign of life: the Italian climbed back to tenth place and reduced the gap from the top to 0.580 seconds. However, some riders are now writing personal bests, which rocked the rankings in the final stages.
Moto2 FT2: Lowes crashed
Now he has captured the first rider: at turn 8, Lowes slides on the front wheel. He looks unharmed, but his bike is damaged. This could mean that the session for him may have ended prematurely. It still holds the top spot, but the competition is getting closer.
With Roberts, Chantra, Martin and Lüthi, four drivers are now less than half a second.
Moto2 FT2: don’t move
The competition continues to contend with Lowes’ best time. Although Roberts and Baldassarri have overtaken Lüthi and are now in second and third place, they are still seven tenths of a second and more on Lowes.
Meanwhile, the last ten minutes begin.
Moto2 FT2: Marini continues with problems
In the morning Luca Marini was completely lost. And even now, on a largely dry track, the VR46 rider doesn’t seem to have a green branch. He is behind in 22nd place and is two seconds behind.
He only has 18 minutes to change it. More than half of the training time has already expired.
Moto2 FT2: the advantage is melting a bit
Lüthi managed to reduce the gap from Lowes to 0.758 seconds. However, there is still a lot of wood. Behind him are Roberts, Baldassarri, Martin, Garzo, Vierge and Schrötter.
Moto2 FT2: great advantage
Lowes now caught the fastest time at 1: 36.861 minutes. This makes it light years faster than the rest of the field. Lühti in second place is 1.072 seconds behind, Bezzecchi is missing in third place at 1.214 seconds. The World Cup leader is currently in a league of his own.
Moto2 FT2: Lowes sets the pace
Unsurprisingly, all riders are immediately faster than in the morning, when it was still raining. The first time of 1:38 is set by Sam Lowes, who takes the lead ahead of Fabio Giannantonio and Joe Roberts.
Jake Dixon, currently fourth, crashes at the start of Turn 4 and immediately holds his right wrist. It looks suspiciously like a wound.
Moto2 FT2: the last training of the day
There are still some wet spots on the asphalt, but slick tires are also a favorite in Moto2. With the exception of Kasma Daniel, who is losing his crown suspicion, everyone is on track, including Hafizh Syahrin, who can barely walk straight after his severe morning fall.
MotoGP FT2: The other placings
Maverick Vinales dropped to 11th after losing his fastest lap. Cal Crutchlow also loses his personal best due to the yellow flags and is only twelfth. His Honda brand colleagues Stefan Bradl and Alex Marquez finished on Friday in positions 14 and 15.
In the time attack, replacement Rossi Garrett Gerloff had to admit defeat to the more experienced competition, but in nineteenth place he could at least leave Lorenzo Savadori and Tito Rabat.
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