Bagnaia out of reach as tyre choice muddles the timesheets in FP1.
Bagnaia’s title rival Jorge Martin was sixth, with Andrea Iannone classified ninth in his first MotoGP session since 2019!Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inboxBut all was not as it seemed, with the timesheets muddled by a mix of tyre tactics.
It was a change of strategy for Bagnaia, who usually sticks with used tyres during FP1, but the threat of afternoon rain perhaps promoted him to try the preferred rubber. Pramac Ducati title leader Jorge Martin, 17 points ahead of Bagnaia with two rounds to go, was sixth and the fastest rider to keep the same medium/hard tyres throughout FP1.
2023 Sprint winner Alex Marquez put new medium/hard tyres for seventh place, while Fabio Quartararo impressed by leading much of FP1 for Yamaha on his way to an eventual eighth.
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