Augusto Fernández is on the rise. Having emerged victorious from the Misano storm, the last gusts of which still blew until this Friday morning in Aragón with an appeal procedure, the driver Sito Pons showed himself to be the fastest at the end of FP1. Marino and Baldassarri then followed, the latter ensuring the HP40 team a double presence in the leading trio. Álex Márquez, fourth, is still leading the championship. But he will have to react to break the dangerous dynamic of this devil Fernández...
Will the message be sent this afternoon on a dry track in Aragón which promises to be wet tomorrow, Saturday? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts…
Aragon Moto2™ |
2018 |
2019 |
FP1 |
1'53.570 Marcel Schrötter |
Augusto Fernandez 1'52.474 |
FP2 |
1'53.784 Francesco Bagnaia |
Luca Marini 1'52.833 |
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) |
27° in the air and 37° on a track heated by the sun but which should be wet on Saturday, these are the conditions proposed in Aragon this Friday to the Moto2 riders for the 40 minutes of work.
input, Norrodin falls at turn 12. He is evacuated on a stretcher. In 1'53.409, Marini confirms its form by signing the first reference.
💪 @ Luca_Marini_97 charges to the top of the pack in this session! 🔝
So far, only three riders have improved their overall time ⏱️#AragonGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/Vd3O84jwx6
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 20, 2019
Alex Marquez increases the pace mid-session with a 1'53.337. By Giannantonio joins the top 5. In the last quarter of an hour Sam Lowes in 1'53.111.
The fast laps are beginning to build! 🔥@SamLowes22 goes fastest in the session and 3rd overall! ✊#AragonGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/cMgcUnyFlJ
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 20, 2019
Lüthi suffered a technical problem at turn 10 when he had just achieved the second performance. Marini took the lead in 1'52.833, the first time below 1'53 throughout the session. We attack the last five minutes... Under the checkered flag, the brother of Valentino Rossi keep it good but it is indeed Fernandez which completes the day with the absolute best performance thanks to its morning velocity. We take note that By Giannantonio is in Q1, as George Martin.
Moto2 Aragón FP2: times
# Moto2 FP2 comes to an end with @ Luca_Marini_97 on top of the times! 🔝
He continues his recent strong form! 💪#AragonGP 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/K4qCKVntfb
- MotoGP @ 🏁 (@MotoGP) September 20, 2019