British Grand Prix Silverstone MotoGP Warm-up: Quartararo at the top!

This year, drivers are unanimous in singing the praises of both the new grip at the Silverstone circuit and the British weather.

However, over the course of the sessions, we feel the tension gradually increasing in the boxes, to the great pleasure of the spectators: very smart who can give with certainty the name of the 2019 winner of the British Grand Prix!

However, the tests showed us a Fabio Quartararo flamboyant but not really being able to defend his chances at the fateful moment because of a small mechanical problem forcing him to take his second bike equipped with a tire that he does not favor. Winning the 2-lap race on the longest track of the season will undoubtedly not be easy for him…

However, the tests and the qualification showed us a Valentino Rossi in full possession of his means but being trapped like a beginner during qualification. Winning the 20-lap race on the longest track of the season will undoubtedly not be easy for him…

However, the tests and the qualification showed us a Jack Miller Ducati's standard bearer who is particularly lively at the moment but whose machine has not demonstrated flawless reliability. Winning the 20-lap race on the longest track of the season will undoubtedly not be easy for him…

However, the tests and qualifications showed us a alex rins et Andrea Dovizioso managing to fish out before appearing in Q2 among the panel of potential contenders for victory, even if winning the 20-lap race on the longest track of the season will undoubtedly not be easy for them...

Finally, the tests and the qualification showed us a Marc Márquez both smart and very fast, but who had to use all the tricks to impose himself on the starting grid. Winning the 20-lap race on the longest track of the season will therefore undoubtedly not be easy for him…

And that's good for us, who are therefore anticipating a race that will be as competitive as it is uncertain!

In the meantime, the MotoGP warmup will be an opportunity to confirm, or not, everyone's potential, hoping that the gap of 4 tenths that Marc Márquez was able to build in qualifying was only the beneficial consequence of a focal point named Valentino Rossi…

For this 20-minute warmup, the sky is good but not completely clear, with perfect temperatures of 24° in the air and 28° on the ground.

Here are some references available:

Silverstone MotoGP™	2018	2019
FP1	2'02.073 Maverick Viñales (See here)	1'59.952 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
FP2	2'01.385 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)	1'59.476 Marc Márquez (See here) 1'59.225 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
FP3	2'01.866 Cal Crutchlow (See here)	1'58.547 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
FP4	2'01.571 Maverick Viñales (See here)	1'59.327 Marc Márquez (See here)
Q1	2'13.340 Bradley Smith (See here)	1'58.944 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)
Q2	2'10.155 Jorge Lorenzo (See here)	1'58.168 Marc Márquez (See here)
warm up	2'01.980 Maverick Viñales (See here)	1'59.609 Fabio Quartararo
Course	XXX (See here)
All time lap record	1'59.941 Marc Márquez (2017)	1'58.168 Marc Márquez (2019)

MotoGP riders don't wait a second to set off when the red lights go out, with the exception of Fabio Quartararo and Jorge Lorenzo who prefer to let others go ahead in order to have a clear track.

The hard rear tire almost seems to be unanimous this morning, except on the Hondas of Jorge Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow and Takaaki Nakagami.

At the end of the first round, Danilo Petrucci recalls in 2'01.115 that he was riding a factory bike at Silverstone...

Marc Márquez regained the advantage in the following passages in 2'00.114 then 1'59.921.

A little before mid-session, fabio quartararo recalls that he has always been the fastest on this circuit, except in qualifying due to a technical problem on his number one bike: the French rider achieves 1'59.763 in his 3rd flying lap.

Marc Márquez, who senses the danger, does not intend to be dominated in this way and reacts in his 6th lap launched in 1'59.679.

Jack Miller gets a nice heat at turn number 7 and returns to his box.

fabio quartararo continues its effort by taking Andrea Dovizioso in his wheel. The two men then lit the first sector in red and, in the end, the French driver regained the advantage for the classification of this session, in 1'59.609.

See you at 14 p.m. for the race!

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Classification credit: MotoGP.com