Bagnaia’s record warning to his rivals in Misano

SA Pecco Bagnaia He missed the victory two weeks ago in Misano but he wants revenge in the Emilia Romagna GP. Proof of this is the Friday marked on the transalpine circuit. He finished the day leading the Practice classification and with the best lap given (1:30.286). Jorge Martin He also appeared very strong, two tenths behind the Italian while quand Marc Márquez, who was best in the morning free practice, finished third, three tenths behind the reigning world champion.

Obviously the morning session was in mixed conditions and we had to take advantage of this second 60 minutes of practice to ride as hard as possible. In just 10 minutes, Márquez’s best record of the morning was forgotten. Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martín set the bar very high from the start, stopping the clock in 1:30.9.

For his part, Marc Márquez was the first to focus more on rhythm. He started with medium used rubber and gradually improved but he was not at the level of the two fastest drivers. Acosta suffered a fall at the start of the session when he was going for first place. He was third but lost control of his KTM at turn 14. A slow crash with no consequences.

In the middle of the session, the teams used the second stint to go out with medium used rubber to see how things were going for Sunday’s race. Not stopping the push was Martín, who took first with a 1:30.844. The two have a rhythm that scares the rest of the grid.

Hit Bagnaia’s table

And the moment of truth came. Drivers used the soft rear rubber to reduce time and play for a place in Q2. The first to hit the table was Jorge Martín by reducing the time to 1:30.5. Márquez also took advantage of the opportunity to get his head out and finish second to be 59 thousandths behind the Madrid player.

but it came Bagnaia to break the circuit record. It’s Friday, but the Italian has already beaten the pole time from the last GP with his 1:30.286. A good time that no one can beat. The one who came close was Martín himself, who remained at 198 thousandths. Seconds later, he suffered his first fall of the year on Friday.

Marc Márquez finally finished third, almost three tenths behind the Italian. Bastianini, who also crashed at the end of the session, completely closed the TOP4 for Ducati. Also highlight Yamaha’s great step forward Fabio Quartararo finished in fifth place, six tenths behind the best time

The one who suffered the most to avoid Q1 was Aleix Espargaró. In the end, Aprilia’s final record was enough to finish 10th, just behind Viñales and Acosta. Going through Q1 will be the KTMs of Binder and Miller and Álex Márquez with his Ducati. Honda continues their testing of four motorcycles that are far from the cut.

Another negative side is the non-participation of Álex Rins in these training sessions. The Catalan has a high fever and is in no condition to ride a motorcycle. It will be tested again on Saturday.