Pol Espargaro He has led free practice 1 of the French Grand Prix (1.31.777) and for the first time he has dominated dry practice with the current Honda RC213V, after dominating the first two tests in Indonesia in the wet. The rider from Granollers wants to vindicate himself on the track to avoid the increasingly intense rumors that place him out of the Repsol Honda in 2023 to make way for Joan Mir, a winger that ‘Polyccio’ has denied, calling him ‘fake news’.
If Pol has been the ‘face’ in Honda this morning at the Bugatti circuit in Le Mans, the ‘cross’ has been carried out by his partner Marc Márquez, who was about to go down and ended up saving the situation ‘miraculously’, although it has ended up relegated to 13th position.
When it looks like it’s on the ground… When it looks like it’s going to fall… PICK UP THE MOTORCYCLE! ?
WOW! ? @marcmarquez93 doing their thing after stepping on the piano at Le Mans #FrenchGP ?? #MotoGP ? pic.twitter.com/u71qWo7vB0
— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) May 13, 2022
The DAZN cameras have captured a curious image of Jack Miller in the Ducati box throwing his hands to his head and wondering how Marc does to get rid of a fall that seemed certain.
?♂️ Jack Miller’s reaction to Marc Márquez’s save ?
“But how does this guy do it?” seems to say… ?#FrenchGP ?? #MotoGP ? pic.twitter.com/C75P60I55x
— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) May 13, 2022
Everything has to be said Márquez’s action is one of those that scare, although Cervera’s seeks his limits to find out if this weekend he will have options for the podium at Le Mans, a circuit that, on the other hand, has never been among his favourites.
Free Practice 1, which was played in the sun and with good temperatures on a track where the weather factor usually plays an important role, ended with Pol Espargaro ahead of Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati), while current champion and World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo, who this Sunday will seek his first victory at home, has been placed fourth to start, with Aleix Espargaró closing the ‘top 5’.