Rins flies, Morbidelli 3rd. Aprilia ok, Ducati and Quartararo back

In the first session at Montmelò the best time of the Suzuki Spaniard, ahead of Vinales and a recovered Morbidelli. The house in Noale piazza Aleix Espargaro 4th, while the first Desmosedici is only tenth, with Bastianini. Attardati Quartararo (13th), Bagnaia (14th) and the other Ducatis

Massimo Brizzi

03 June

– Milan

Snapshot by Alex Rins in the first Free Practice session of the MotoGP Catalonian GP. The Suzuki rider, who resigned at the end of the year, sets the best time in FP1 at Montmelò in 1.40.101, ahead of Maverick Vinales’ Aprilia, a good second at 0.195, and Franco Morbidelli’s Yamaha, finally author of a leading session after a difficult season so far and third at 0.594.

fabio and pecco lingered

Perhaps a study session, on a track that is always complicated to decipher due to the lack of grip, and in which the values ​​have been mixed up: this is testified by the 13th time of the world leader, Fabio Quartararo, who closes in front of the Mugello winner, Francesco Bagnaia , 14 ° to 1 second. from the summit. No final verdict, just clues.

five houses in the top eight

Good Aleix Espargaro, always regular and fast with the now established Aprilia and fourth at 0.607 ahead of three Hondas: 5. Pol Espargaro (Hrc) at 0.632, 6. Takaaki Nakagami (Lcr) at 0.767 and 7. Alex Marquez (Lcr) to 0.771. The eighth place of Miguel Oliveira (+0.800) with Ktm brings five different manufacturers in the first eight places of these FP1: great balance. Ducati is missing: the first Desmosedici is the GP21 of Enea Bastianini’s Gresini team, tenth at 0.930 behind Joan Mir.

ducats delayed

Said of Bagnaia, currently out of Q2 as the world leader, Fabio Quartararo, all the other Desmosedici are chasing: 11. is Zarco (Pramac), while Marco Bezzecchi and Luca Marini, protagonists at Mugello, are at 16. and 17. placed with Ducati VR46, in front of officer Jack Miller, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini team) and Jorge Martin. The Spaniard from Pramac, who will fly directly to Italy after the race to have the carpal tunnel of his right hand operated, also runs into yet another fall of his season. 22nd Andrea Dovizioso and 25th Michele Pirro with the Ducati Aruba. At 14.10 the second session.



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