Moto2 Aragón FP1: Augusto Fernández keeps a cool head

It is under the sign of a last controversial victory for Augusto Fernández in Misano that Moto2 takes up residence in Aragón. A Sito Pons driver who also returns to the championship on Álex Márquez who has discovered a new challenger. And he has long teeth with his now three successes this year... We are therefore waiting for a reaction from the EG 0,0 Marc VDS driver and the latter could well arrive this weekend on a circuit where he has won three podiums in the past and opened his Moto2 victory counter.

We will be curious to evaluate the performance of the KTMs which are making their last performance this season. On the other hand, we will not see Marcel Schrötter. The Dynavolt Intact GP driver was forced to miss the final event due to a violent fall during FP3, during which he fractured his now recovering collarbone.

What does this fourteenth round of the season have in store for us in the category? Before answering this question, here is the table which reminds us of the facts in Aragón…

Aragon Moto2™	2018	2019
FP1	1'53.570 Marcel Schrötter	Augusto Fernandez 1'52.474
FP2	1'53.784 Francesco Bagnaia
FP3	1'53.319 Alex Marquez
Q1	XXX
Q2	1'53.149 Brad Binder
warm up	1'53.757 Francesco Bagnaia
Course	Binder, Bagnaia, Baldassarri
All time lap record	1'52.232 Tito Rabat 2015

24° in the air and 28° on the post under a radiant sun are the conditions proposed to the pilots for the 40 minutes of exercise.

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In 1'53.834, Augusto Fernandez signs the first reference. Sam Lowes follows at three tenths just like Alex Marquez who is ahead of his teammate Virgin. Lüthi complete this very provisional top 5.

After ten minutes, Alex Marquez joins the leading Pons driver in the 1'53 per lap zone. In the peloton, it’s already a warm atmosphere…

The first quarter of an hour passes with Fernandez in 1'53.637 and still in command ahead of the one he is chasing in the championship, Lowes, Lüthi et Baldassarri who deprives Virgin of the top 5. The first KTM is fifteenth with lecuona...

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As we begin the last quarter of an hour, NAVARRO takes third place with his Speed ​​Up. His teammate Di Giannantonio and unhappy in Misano is 18th.

The replacement of SchrötterEither Jesko Raffin, delivers a blow that puts him in contact with Fernandez for 70 thousandths. The signal for a hunt for the clock since Marini takes the lead in 1'53.432. The latter did even better in 1'52.752 as the last five minutes loomed on the horizon. He is the only one under the 1'53 lap mark.

Only two KTMs are in the top 14 which opens the direct path to Q2. These are those of lecuona and Binder. Open up emerges fourth and gives a smile to the men of the Sky VR46 team.

Fernandez counter attack in 1'52.474. Here we are two tenths away from the track record in the category held by Rabat for 2015 ... Jorge Martin wants to save the honor of KTM by settling in sixth while Nagashima enters the top 4.

Under the checkered flag, we note a top 5 made up of Fernandez, Marini, Baldassarri, Alex Marquez et Nagashima. Martin et Binder are in the top 10 for KTM. NAVARRO et Bendsneyder allow Speed ​​Up and NTS to be in the top 14.

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