Lorenzo Baldassarri still arrives as leader of the championship on his home ground of Mugello following an all-or-nothing journey for five Grands Prix: Either the resident of the VR46 Academy wins, or he gives up! This was the case during the last meeting at Le Mans which saw Spain return to the forefront with the achievement ofAlex Marquez which put an end to 25 races without an anthem on the Iberian Peninsula.
The match between the two nations will be further exacerbated in Italy, since, among others, Pasini and the men of the Sky VR46 team with their significant tricolor fairings will not want to be left behind in front of their compatriots.
Before hostilities are launched, here is the table which recalls the facts…
|
Mugello Moto2™ |
2018 |
2019 |
| FP1 |
1'52.515 Alex Marquez |
1'52.514 Luca Marini |
| FP2 |
1'52.124 Joan Mir |
|
| FP3 |
1'52.068 Mattia Pasini |
|
| Q1 |
XXX |
|
| Q2 |
1'51.575 Mattia Pasini |
|
| warm up |
1'52.316 Francesco Bagnaia |
|
| Course | Oliveira, Baldassarri, Mir | |
| All time lap record |
1'51.514 Sam Lowes 2015 |
Here are the tricolors that the VR46 team machines will display. 22° in the air, 35° on the track heated by a benevolent sun are the ideal conditions offered to drivers for this FP1 of the category.
In 1'53.595, Simone Courses signs the first reference but Alex Marquez did better in 1'53.174. Marini remembers everyone well by taking second place. A place that Binder steals it from him by showing the progress of his KTM. Lüthi is in the leading square while Baldassarri starts slowly with the 17th position after the first quarter of an hour. this milestone passed, By Giannantonio enters the top three with his Speed Up. For this chassis, and after third place in NAVARRO at Le Mans, we are delighted with the first sequence of three consecutive podiums since the introduction of the Moto2 category.
After 20 minutes of exercise, Marini takes the lead in 1'53.136. His teammate Open up claims a top speed of 298 km/h with a headwind. the Triumph engine is preparing to pass the 300 mark this weekend…
We enter the final fifteen minutes with Marini et Márquez in front Nagashima and the boiling Remy Gardner in front of the two Speed Ups.
A shake and a wiggle for @GardnerRemy as he makes his @SAGRacingTeam Kalex dance
I have a feeling he may be asking a little too much of that mass damper on the swing arm 🤣#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/7YkNWMDYyE
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) May 31, 2019
This chassis is in great shape, so much so that NAVARRO puts him at the top of the timesheet with a 1'53.029 ahead Lüthi. Baldassarri worried in 22nd place. Pasini slams a 1'52.863 which brings down the barrier of 1'53 per lap, a border also crossed by NAVARRO et Lüthi. There are less than five minutes left.
Fast times starting to come in thick and fast in these last few minutes
And once again, super-sub @MattiaPasini places himself on top of the times #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/V8GXGU0mr5
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) May 31, 2019
The checkered flag is out and this is the moment chosen by Lüthi to make a 1'52.835. But it's Marini who snatches the piece in 1'52.514 ahead of Álex Márquez for 41 thousandths and By Giannantonio. The first KTM is ninth with the debutant NAVARRO. Tie upr is 13th and Baldassarri only 19th.
Italian Grand Prix Mugello Moto2 FP1: times
