British Grand Prix Silverstone Moto2 Qualifying: Álex Márquez still imitates his brother

The Speed ​​Ups have never justified their name as much as during this weekend at Silverstone. At this stage of the British Grand Prix, these machines identified by an Anglicism are exactly in tune, with, in particular, Jorge Navarro who took over from his teammate Di Giannantonio who had fired first among the English on Friday. On the other hand, the KTMs are not celebrating at all and will all be fighting from Q1, from which they will have to finish among the first four to have the right to continue the adventure in Q2. And will the Kalex let themselves be pushed around?  

Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts.

Silverstone Moto2™	2018	2019
FP1	2'08.385 Marcel Schrötter	2'05.777 Fabio di Giannantonio
FP2	2'10.452 Alex Marquez	2'04.993 Jorge Navarro
FP3	2'08.182 Marcel Schrötter	2'04.648 Jorge Navarro
Q1	XXX	2'05.119 Marcel Schrötter
Q2	2'08.153 Francesco Bagnaia	2'04.374 Alex Marquez
warm up	2'22.814 Marcel Schrötter
Course	XXX
All time lap record	2'04.374 Alex Marquez (2019)

The conditions offered to the pilots are ideal: radiant sunshine, 30° in the air and 43° on the track. Cardelus et Roberts start their session by hanging on in turn 17. Schrötter signs the first reference in 2'05.119. He is ahead Binder on the KTM and agitated on the MV Agusta. Manzi, Swiss teammate, follows.

George Martin climbs third five minutes from the end of this first half. But lecuona et Manzi pushes him out of the top 4, opening the doors to the final.

Under the first checkered flag, these are Schrötter, Binder, Lecuona, both on KTM and Manzi with the MV Agusta which passes into Q2. The first disappointment is George Martin, who had trouble with Manzi at turn 14…

Q2 is launched under the leadership of NAVARRO in 2'04.674. He is ahead Virgin of 96 thousandths and his teammate Di Giannantonio which is half a second.

Marini invites himself to the party with the third fastest time, but Fernandez shakes it all up with a 2'04.587. This is a new record! álex Márquez follows with the same time as NAVARRO... Virgin et Gardner close the top 5 Sam Lowes. Baldassarri is far from his leading teammate, at 1.4s, equivalent to 18th position.

We are in the last five minutes. Alex Marquez signs a 2'04.374 synonymous with a record, he is followed by NAVARRO et Fernandez. We will leave it there with Gardner, Virgo et Marini on the second line. Lüthi is 12th after a fall, in front of his teammate Schrötter. Sam Lowes is ninth. The first KTM is that of Binder, eighth.

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