Italian MotoGP: Marquez sets Mugello record in FP3, Vinales misses out
After a surprise opening day sweep by Suzuki's Andrea Iannone, Marc Marquez delivered the🌄 pace threatened ev💫er since private testing at Mugello in the form of a new lap record in FP3 for the Italian MotoGP.
Marquez posted a 1m 46.439s during his final ru𒊎n, using a new medium rear and soft front tyres on his Repsol Honda.
That put the Spaniard 0.336s ahead of Yamaha's home hero Valentino Rossi, riding wiꦦth a special helmet design, although Iannone kept second overall despite failing to improve this morning.
After a surprise opening day sweep by Suzuki's Andrea Iannone, Marc Marquez deliver🅰ed the pace threatened ever since private testing at Mugello in the 🉐form of a new lap record in FP3 for the Italian MotoGP.
Mar🌳qu💛ez posted a 1m 46.439s during his final run, using a new medium rear and soft front tyres on his Repsol Honda.
That put the Spaniard 0.336s ahead of Yamaha's home hero Valentino 𝔉Rossi, riding with a special helmet𝔍 design, although Iannone kept second overall despite failing to improve this morning.
Also failing to improve from Friday was Rossi's team-mate Maverick Vinales, who plummeted from second to eleventh on the combined timesheets and♛ will thus take part in Qualifying 1.
The likes of Jack Miller (who fe🧸ll) and Dani Pedrosa will join Vinales in fighting for the final two transfer placeꦏs to Qualifying 2.
By contrast, those already confirmed fꦜor the pole position shootout alongside Marquez, Iannone and Rossi are Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati), Johann Zarco (Tech3 Yamaha), Danilo Petrucci (Pramac Ducati), Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Franco Morbidelli (Marc VDS Honda), Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati).
Free 🉐Practice 4 will take place just before this afternoon💦's pair of qualifying sessions.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years anಌd hꦆas seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.