MotoGP Austin FP3 LIVE: Jack Miller forgets everyone!

Article updated continuously until the end of the session.

After its absence last year, the least we can say is that the first day of the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin was far from making only MotoGP riders happy!

Main subject of dissatisfaction among the tenors of the Grands Prix, the bumps present in turns 2, 3, 4 and especially 10, which, according to the majority of drivers, prove dangerous by shaking them and their machines like walnut trees at harvest time.

Bumps are inherent to the Circuit of the Americas since it was built on particularly soft terrain which has difficulty stabilizing in the face of the various competitions that take place there. The surface may have been completely resurfaced in 2018, but the bumps, which in this case take on the appearance of undulations in the ground, reappear almost as quickly as the mole mounds. As a result, the problem caused by the different asphalts to try to eradicate this phenomenon (#1, #10, “12 and sector 4) takes a back seat.

The Safety Commission, which promised to be animated in view of the virulence of numerous drivers such Alex Espargaro ou fabio quartararo, was held yesterday at 0:50 a.m. (French time) but it took place behind closed doors and, for the moment, little information has already leaked...

In any case, any solution applied urgently would be a stopgap while waiting for a future that we hope will be more secure, since we cannot do much about this year, apart from canceling the race which seems very unlikely given the financial stakes of the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas on Monster land….

This is, moreover, the observation already assimilated by Marc Marquez et Jack Miller, the two men who were particularly competitive, whether Friday morning in the wet ou Friday afternoon on the dry !

Finally, Marc Marquez, Jack Miller, fabio quartararo, Espargaro Pol, Takaaki Nakagami, Francis Bagnaia, George Martin, Johann zarco, alex rins et Enea Bastianini pre-qualified for Q2 after a FP2 which perfectly showed the very bumpy side of the American track…

 The last 5 minutes of FP2 in video:

For the moment, and contrary to the weather forecasts, it is indeed a dry track which welcomes the MotoGP riders under a clear sky, with morning temperatures of 23° in the air and 28° on the asphalt.

By the time the 21 pilots (Maverick Vinales being absent due to the death of his cousin) are preparing for this third 45-minute session, let's take advantage of these few minutes of live broadcast thanks to the official website MotoGP.com :

References available:

MotoGP ™	2019	2021
FP1	2'05.311 Marc Márquez (See here)	2'15.872 Marc Márquez (See here)
FP2	2'03.857 Maverick Viñales (See here)	2'04.164 Marc Márquez (See here)
FP3	Canceled due to storms (See here)	2'02.923 Jack Miller (See here)
FP4	2'05.478 Marc Márquez (See here)
Q1	2'05.855 Jorge Lorenzo (See here)
Q2	2'03.787 Marc Márquez (See here)
Warm up	2'04.573 Marc Marquez (See here)
Course	Rins, Rossi, Miller (See here)
All time lap record	2'02.135 Marc Márquez 2015

When the red lights go out... Franco Morbidelli et Valentino Rossi are the first to set off, Francis Bagnaia et Fabio Quartararo the last.

Like yesterday afternoon, absolutely all the tires are in the wild...

At the end of the first round, Fabio Quartararo turns out to be the fastest in 2'06.069.

In the next passage, Takaaki Nakagami improves in 2'04.918 while Marc Márquez There is a little heat. Yesterday, we remind you that three Hondas appeared in the top 4…

Marc Márquez regained the advantage in 2'04.839 after 10 minutes in the session, when some drivers were already returning to their boxes.

This is not the case for Takaaki Nakagami which improves the day's reference in 2'04.616 while Fabio Quartararo is positioned behind the two Hondas.

At this point in the session, only Joan Mir, Miguel Oliveira, Aleix Espargaro and Iker Lecuona improved their times from yesterday but none are in the top 10 combined. However, the Suzuki driver continued his effort and obtained second place in the session and 10th overall.

Johann zarco at the famous turn #10…

Mid-session experiences a small slump when Takaaki Nakagami increases the pace in 2'03.739, the best time of the weekend so far, when his teammate Alex Marquez fall without the slightest gravity at turn #1.

A quarter of an hour before the checkered flag, Miguel Oliveira sets the second time of the session, which places him sixth overall.

Jack Miller then takes the lead in 2'03.549.

Five minutes later, fabio quartararo moves up to third position, alex rins in fourth and Johann zarco in fifth: a taste of the final rush…

Alex Espargaro minor fall at turn #12 as all drivers are now on soft rear tires.

Luca marini minor fall at turn #2 and there are four minutes left when Marc Márquez lights the first two sectors in red… before setting the third time.

Johann zarco goes back to 4th position but Jack Miller begins a breathtaking lap which he finishes in 2'02.923!

MotoGP Americas Grand Prix FP3 results:

MotoGP Americas Grand Prix FP1/FP2/FP3 results:

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