The opening action at Silverstone saw Collin Veijer finish the Friday fastest despite a fall 📖in P1 as he found the limits at Silverstone ahead of the Moto3 British Grand Prix.

Already topping the timesheets with a session best of 2m 09.565s on his tenth lap - a n🦋ew record - the Liqui Moly Husqvarna went on to slide out at turn six.

Having already done enough, the Netherlands rider will head into Saturday leading the way, with Ivan Ortola once again doing the best to match the leader, second in both Friday sessions forꦕ MT ▨Helmets - MSI, this time by 0.387s.

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Rookie Jacob Roulstone showed no fear at an unfamiliar track, working with his Red Bull GasGas Tech3 teammate Daniel 🔥Holgado to go first, with that lap holding on for third o🐲verall. 

Holgado didn’t benefit- finishing P1 in 14th - t🙈he last rider in the overnight Q2 places in a now familiar slow start to his grand prix weekend.

Scott Ogden was in a strong group on track, working hꦫard to climb to fourth ahead of his home round for MLav Racing,

Stefano Nepa and Tatsuki Suzuki have more time than most und༒er their belts at Silverstone at that paid dividends with the LevelUp - MTA rider sitting fifth and the Japanese racer helping the second Liqui Moly Husqvarna to seventh.

The duo are split by David Alonso. The championship leader had a very siܫmilar fall to Veijer at Brooklands on his way t🌳o sixth.

The opening Free Practice session had seen the Aspar rider look already up to speed at Silverstone, finishing over a second under Romano Fenati’s old lap record with a time of 2m 09.600s, a new record at the time and over half a second clear of the rest o꧋f the Moto3 pack, bar Ortola who was second in the morning.

Ryusei Yamanaka was eighth quickest for MT Helmets - MSI, just ahead of Jose Antonio Rueda in ninth for Red Bull KTM Ajo, with Riccardo Rossi🐽 completing the top ten for CIP Green Power.

Nicola Carraro was hot on his heels in eleventh for LevelUP - MTA, with big improvements also coming for 💜Matteo Bertelle to move into twelfth for the Rivacold Snipers team.

Joel Kelso took to running solo🍷 to ensure he got a lap good enough to hold him inside the top 14 overnight fꦏor BOE Motorsport, setting the 13th best time.

After finishing free practic♋e fourth, Angel Piqueras was pushed back to 15th in P1 for Leopard Racꦅing.

There were no falls in💯 free practice. The afternoo🌊n session saw Noah Dettwiler (23rd) off early, with further falls for Veijer and Alonso.

There are several personnel changes ahead o🍒f the British Grand Prix. Joshua Whatley has mutually parted ways with 🎃the MLav squad, with Vincente Perez (20th)back in the lightweight class up to the Indonesian round, where Eddie O’Shea is expected to take up the seat.

Luca Lunetta picked up an𒈔 injury after the German 𝐆races, he is replaced by Daniel Shahril (25th)at SIC 58 Squadra Corse.

Second at the Sachsenring, Taiyo Furusato was in the paddock on Thursday hoping to take part, but his training crash that caused a collarbone fracture proved too much. His late withdrawal means the Japanese rider is not r🗹eplaced at Honda Team Asia. Their second rider Tachakorn Buasri (24th) spent part of the second session in the pits with a bike issue.