Maverick Vinales, Argentinian MotoGP, 2 April 2022
LIVE UPDATES: Aleix Espargaro wins Aprilia's first-ever MotoGP race
Aleix Espargaro secured Aprilia’s first-ever MotoGP𒁏 pole after a brilliant battle with Jorge Martin in Argentina.
Espargaro, who dominated Arg🌺entina MotoGP practice, had all eyes on hi♔m heading into a session that promised so much.
Looking for Aprilia’s first-ever MotoGP pole, Espargaro went top by over three tent⛄hs following the initial flurry of laps.
There were immediate problems for Suzuki as Joan Mir’s #1 bike needed to have its tyres removed and transferred over to his second GSX-RR machine.&𝓡nbsp;
The issue involve🌱d the bik𓂃e cutting out which was soon taken care of.
On-track, Vinales momentarily went top before Martin set a new benchmark of 1:34.425s. However, Espargaro soon bettered the Pramac Ducati rider’s🐎 effort with a stunning time of 1:38.125s.
While Espargaro set a time that looked unbeatable, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller became the latest crasher at turn one followingꦯ a front-end washout.
As the final flying laps began, more handbags started between Quartararo anꦏd Miller after the Ducati rider was seen touring on the racing line.
After clashing during the Indonesian Grand Prix, tension will certainly be high between the pair heading into tomorrow’s raꦆce.
Miller is likely to be given a penalty due to it costing Quartararo dear💦ly on his lap, while it nearly res♕ulted in contact too.
At the front, Martin, who had three personal best sectors, took over at the front following🎃 a brilliant sector four.
The Spaniard gained over three tenths to go ꦫfastest by -0.256s, but as was the case throughout the day, Espargaro fought back immediately.
While grip looked high around Termas de Rio Hondo Circuit, both practice sessions saw riders struggling with bike shaking on the exiওt of turn 11, something that was again on show🍰 during qualifying.
Behind the top two, Mooney VR46 Ducati rider 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Luca Marini matched his best ever MotoGP qualifying of third in what was also his first༺ Q2 appearance of the season