A wet track, passable weather and a Yamaha affair whose disciplinary regulations punishing only the manufacturer upset the competition's drivers... It's nothing to say that this European Grand Prix in Valencia is off to a strong start. Added to this is COVID-19, with Valentino Rossi returning, Lecuona missing and Loris Capirossi absent…
We will add to that a member of the box Casa Particular in Viñales positive for the coronavirus requiring a second test for the one who is promised a start from the pit lane on Sunday since with a new engine taken out of the exhausted annual allocation, and you will have the picture of the start of this antepenultimate round of the season.
Meanwhile, it is Jack Miller who starred on Friday by leading the two free practice sessions with his Ducati Pramac. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) inherited the third and fourth fastest times of the day. Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) climbed to fifth place.
Viñales, the most affected of the contenders in shooting
alex rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), only 13th until then, made much more significant progress, snatching sixth position. Same thing for Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). We found six different brands at the forefront. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), fabio quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), who brought up the rear, and his main competitor in the Championship Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) completed the Top 10.
What does this Saturday have in store for us in Valencia, qualifying day? So as not to miss anything, here is the program…
MotoGP Valencia-1 J2: timetables
Saturday, November 7
10:00-1040:3 – FP3 MotoXNUMX
10:55 a.m.-11:40 a.m. – FP3 MotoGP
11:55-12:35 a.m. – FP3 Moto2
13:15 p.m.-13:30 p.m. – Moto3 Qualifying
14:10 p.m. – 14:40 p.m. – FP4 MotoGP
14:50 p.m.-15:05 p.m. – Q1 MotoGP
15:505 p.m. – 16:30 p.m. – Q2 Moto2
