![]() ![]() Heading to the hospital for the ok, the number 93 says it should be fine for Saturday.Īlex Marquez was the other crasher in the afternoon, after Quartararo.įP2 timesheets are the combined timesheets as everyone improved, leaving Quartararo dominant after Day 1 ahead of Miller, Martin, Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez.įrancesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was sixth quickest, just ahead of Aleix Espargaro. Marc Marquez later explained he did have some sand in his eye from the crash though, causing irritation and affecting his FP2 running. Martin bounced back from his FP1 crash to leap up into third late in FP2, with Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez completing the top five as they retained some good speed. So he was quickest, with a whopping 0.512 in hand over Miller. He was able to walk away and head back to the garage, however, as well as heading back out on track and going… even faster. The Frenchman went down at Turn 8, avoiding a highside by letting go early, and was initially holding his ankle and appeared in some pain. There was another headline-grabbing crash in the afternoon, this time for Quartararo. Jake Dixon (Petronas Yamaha SRT) made a solid first impression, ending FP1 on a 2:03.939 and only seven tenths off Luca Marini (Avintia VR46).Īlex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) crashed and Martin also went down, both at Turn 12 and both riders ok. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team), who had a grandstand seat for teammate Marquez’ slide in the closing stages, took fourth by just 0.035, with Miller closing out the top five within less than a tenth. The result was rider ok, bike not so much, and the Red Flag came out.Ġ.250 behind Marc Marquez was Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) as the Spaniard slotted into second, pipping Quartararo by 0.110. ![]() It was a lowside but a 270km/h lowside, leaving rider and bike sliding over the grass and gravel. The eight-time World Champion was the fastest, and the only rider under the 2-minute barrier, but he also brought out the Red Flag for a fast crash through Maggots and Becketts. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) stole all the headlines in the morning. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) was second quickest, with Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) also bouncing back, in his case from an FP1 tumble, to take third on first contact with Silverstone on MotoGP™ machinery. Photo courtesy Dorna.įabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) shot out the blocks at Silverstone, the Championship leader ending Day 1 of the Monster Energy British Grand Prix over half a second clear despite an FP2 crash. ![]()
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