Three Ducatis in the front and 3 Yamahas in the top ten – KTM failed again
How strong the best Ducatis were this time was particularly evident in Jack Miller’s lead over Fabio Quartararo on the best Yamaha. But the Frenchman described the problems he had on the track in FP2 in his pits with a lot of gestures. Therefore, its placement as “best of the rest” is still quite respectable. This time Jorge Martin did an excellent job as the best rookie with 5th place, which means that the young Spaniard is almost certainly directly qualified for Q2 on Saturday afternoon. It is almost certain that none of the drivers who did not make it into the top ten on Friday evening will manage a better time on Saturday morning in FP3 than Bradl’s 1’53.914 on the best Honda. With a total of 4 Ducatis, three Yamahas and one each Suzuki, Honda and Aprilia, another KTM is missing from the first ten. Even if it was close this time, the failure for the oranges was painful. If you look at the caliber everyone has to face in Q1, it will be extremely difficult for KTM for the second qualifying.
Result of FP2 with the placements directly qualified for Q2 in green
The scorching heat in FP1 in the early afternoon
With an air temperature of almost 40 degrees Celsius, Losail could only survive in the shade. However, the drivers had to go out in full gear when the first free practice was waiting for them. Because the times in the heat certainly had no meaning for the direct entry into Q2, the FP1 was of subordinate interest in this context. This is also because the race on Sunday evening will take place under completely different conditions, and it will then be significantly less hot. However, everyone was excited about the FP2, which played a decisive role for the direct entry into the second qualifying as on the first weekend. In the junior class, however, it was not the first time that it was extremely embarrassing.
Incredibly stupid scenes in Moto3’s 2nd free practice session
Not for the first time in the junior class happened just before around three-quarters of all drivers rolled out of the pits to ride their decisive attack for the entry into Q2. As if the teams didn’t have a watch at hand, however, the majority of the drivers left the track much too late. The majority of them didn’t need a calculator to understand that there was no way they could be back from the warm-up lap in time. In addition, a group of stragglers was waiting for the approaching people, who of course all had to expect punishment for their strolling. It happened as it had to and barely half of the huge crowd crossed the finish line before the time ran out. The others had missed their last chance to fight their way into the top 14 with it. The following is the ranking of the second free practice, in which the placement in green equals the direct qualification for Q2.
Moto2: Dixon stumbles – Lowes certainly in the top ten
With Xavi Vierge, Jake Dixon, Bo Bendsneyder, Jorge Navarro and Tom Lüthi, some drivers who would have been expected further up the top 14 failed. In return, American Cameron Beaubier, Raul Fernandez and Celestino Vietti made it as a rookie to secure the provisional move into Q2 directly. At MV Agusta Forward Racing, on the other hand, the worm seems to be similar to that at KTM in MotoGP. As the winner of 2019, Lorenzo Baldassari landed far behind in third from last place. But it doesn’t seem to be due to the driver, rather the undercarriage of the small troop is suspected to be worlds inferior to that of the Kalex. Because Tom Lüthi was also on the podium two years ago in Losail, but is on one of the dominant German chassis, it seems that his result is due to himself. There are currently many indications that the Swiss who have become a “pay driver” are finally behind their best days. Below is the ranking of the second free practice,
The schedule for the 2nd Losail weekend
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