Buriram MotoGP qualifying drama: Bagnaia pole - Martin, Marquez crash
"I see Pecco quite strong so let’s go for it"
A dramatic qualifying for the Thai MotoGP ended with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia on pole with a new lap record, while title rival 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin and practice leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez crashed out.
Reigning champion Bagnaia, who starts this afternoon’s Sprint 20-points behind Martin, went top of the timesheets for the first time this weekend by leading the 💞entire 15-minute sh🔯ootout.
“I’m very optimistic. I think we did a very good job with the bik🤪e. This morning we did a little step in front and I was confident to be on the front row," Bagnaia said.
“We did a very good lap time. I think we still have something to improve at Turn 4 but we are closing the gap, so I’m ha𝓀ppy.”
Team-mate Enea Bastianini also made a step to complete a p💫erfect factory𝄹 Ducati one-two.
“I’m happy about my performance,” Bastianini said. “I still have to improve my pace a bit because the other Ducatis have something more. I know the area in which we have to do something better. But I’m confident of a good r💦ace.”
Martin faced a tense end toဣ the session after crashing at Turn 5 on his final run but clung on to a front-row place with third.
“I’m okay with the first row, that wasཧ the target,” Martin said. “Today was difficult, it’s really hot and humid, so it was difficult to be better than yesterday.
“I pushed a bit too much on the second stint, I was coming in ♊really hot, going for the 1m 28. Finally, the first row is enough. I see Pecco quite strong so let’s go for it.”
Marquez had fallen while c🐲hasing Martin, losing the front of ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhis Gresini on entry to the Turn 3 hairpin and punching the air in anger as he walked away.
Like Martin, Marquez wasn’t punished as hဣarshly as he might have been for the mistake and remained in fifth.
Marquez will start between VR46’s Marco Bezzec🍷chi and Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, who impressed as the top non-Ducati.
Pedro Acosta (GASGAS), Fabio di Gia🀅nnantonio (VR46 Ducati) and Alex Marquez (Gresini) will form row three. Maverick Vinales took tenth for Aprilia.
Martin’s Pramac team-mate Franco Morbidelli and LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco also♛ crashed in Q2, leaving them 11th and 12th on the grid.
Quartararo made a massive front-end save before leading Qualifying 1 and was joined by Fabio di Giannanto♏nio in advancing to Q2.
Brad Binder (KTM) and Aleix Espargaro ๊(Aprilia) headed the list of riders who ಞfailed to advance out of Q1.
Michelin believes r🍷iders can be competitive on the soft or hard front tyre for this afternoon's Sprint, depending on riding style, and thꦿe medium or hard rear.
Peter has been in the pa🔯ddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the fore🥀front of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
