LIVE MotoGP Red Bull Ring 1 FP4: Pol Espargaró impressive in front of Rossi!

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Pol Espargaró, Andrea Dovizioso, Maverick Viñales, Jack Miller, Takaaki, Álex Rins, Miguel Oliveira, Joan Mir, Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo will go straight to Q2 and will now be able to fine-tune their pace in preparation for the race.

For others, including Johann Zarco, Danilo Petrucci, Valentino Rossi, Cal Crutchlow, Iker Lecuona and Brad Binder, the task is more complicated because you also have to prepare for Q1.

30 minutes, a dry track, temperatures of 24° in the air and 35° on the ground, here are the ingredients of this work session in which we will observe Maverick Vinales to find out if we really found something at Yamaha capable of countering the Ducati, the KTM, and even the Suzuki, on the red bull circuit, the color thatAndrea Dovizioso has declined for next year, after 8 years spent with the Borgo Panigale firm…

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MotoGP™ Austria 1	2019	2020
FP1	1'24.033 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)	1'24.193 Pol Espargaró (See here)
FP2	1'23.916 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'26.475 Jack Miller (See here)
FP3	1'23.251 Marc Márquez (See here)	1'24.317 Maverick Viñales (See here)
FP4	1'23.983 Maverick Viñales (See here)	1'24.183 Pol Espargaró (See here)
Q1	1'23.829 Cal Crutchlow (See here)
Q2	1'23.027 Marc Márquez (See here)
warm up	1'28.803 Franco Morbidelli (See here)
Course	Dovizioso, Marquez, Quartararo (See here)
All time lap record	1'23.027 Marc Márquez (2019)

It became a habit, Franco Morbidelli is the first to set off at the opening of the track.

Most riders chose the soft rear tire.

 

The two Espargaró brothers quickly moved to the top of the rankings, Pol before Aleix in 1'24.556.

Johann zarco, necessarily motivated by the decision toAndrea Dovizioso, appears in second place while Pol I will espargaro improves to 1'24.434 then 1'24.183.

Andrea Dovizioso, visibly liberated by his decision, places himself 2/10 behind the KTM rider.

At the end of the first run, the top 10 is made up of Pol Espargaró, Andrea Dovizioso, Johann Zarco, Joan Mir, Miguel Oliveira, Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales, Jack Miller, Franco Morbidelli and Valentino Rossi.

In the box, the motorcycle Johann zarco seems to smoke slightly...

Dorna Sports cameras also show Fabio Quartararo practicing lowering the rear of his motorcycle when accelerating.

Meanwhile, Pol I will espargaro, almost the only one with a medium rear tire, lines up the fast laps and shows that he will be dangerous tomorrow in the race.

Alex Rins is positioned 5th, just behind his teammate.

Aleix I will espargaro fall without gravity, a few seconds before his brother, at the same place, turn #9.

Danilo Petrucci confirms the good performance of the Ducati, in sixth position just ahead Fabio Quartararo.

Maverick Vinales is inserted between the two Suzukis, in fifth place while Valentino Rossi, also on a medium rear tire, performs a good lap which propels him into second position.

FP4 classification of the Austrian MotoGP Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring:

Classification credit: MotoGP.com