These official MotoGP tests in Misano consist of two days divided into two periods from 10:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. then 14:00 p.m. to 18:00 p.m. each.
This morning, on a drying track, Lorenzo Savadori led for a long time in the 1'44 zone, a classification reduced to 5 drivers, before Johann zarco, on a completely dry track, took the lead in 1'33.895 before the food break.
On resumption, fabio quartararo immediately slammed a 1'33.402 quickly undermined by Franco Morbidelli in 1'32.994. Francis Bagnaia then took command in 1'32.882 before ceding it to Pol Espargaro in 1'32.864 at the end of the first half hour.
The next thirty minutes saw the Ducati offensive on their land, Jack Miller before Francis Bagnaia et Johann zarco in 1'32.116, to compare with the pole position of Francesco Bagnaia last weekend in 1'31.065.
The track has dried up! So our #MisanoTest is finally underway! 😉 ✊🏼#ForzaDucati@MotoGP @jackmilleraus pic.twitter.com/CRP077djGa
- Ducati Corse (@ducaticorse) September 21, 2021
Around 16:30 p.m., the latter lowered the reference to 1'31.801 when Enea Bastianini stopped racing for today with the 17th time after a fall at turn #6.
In the last half hour, Pecco Bagnaia improved again, in 1'31.524, but Pol Espargaro, Takaaki Nakagami, Joan Mir, Aleix I will espargaro et Luca marini also, each passing below the 1'32 mark.
At the last minute, Brad Binder seized 10th position, to the detriment of Valentino Rossi which will not ride tomorrow.
The Suzuki drivers were the most diligent, with no less than 71 and 65 laps for Alex Rins et Joan mir, while the Grand Prix had 27. Conversely, Enea Bastianini only made 11, before falling and quitting.
Now is the time to listen to what the pilots who chose to speak out have to say, starting with fabio quartararo...
