Aleix Espargaro topped the second BritishGP practice session for Aprilia, while MotoGP champions Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo missed out on a directly entry into Q2. Full report:
As the Japanese manufacturers continue to struggle, both 2021 British GP winner Quartararo and eight-time world champion Marquez will have to vie for a place in Q2 in the first part of qualifying on Saturday.set the early pace with a 2m01.897s, before improving to a 2m00.025s over the opening seven minutes of the hour-long outing.
The first sub-2m00s lap came from KTM’s Brad Binder eight minutes into the session as the South African fired in a 1m59.889s, which stood as the benchmark until the half-hour mark. Bezzecchi was the first rider on his VR46 Ducati to go for a soft tyre time attack run and posted a 1m59.716s, before Aprilia’s Espargaro edged ahead with a 1m59.694s around 10 minutes later.
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