Maverick Vinales, Argentinian MotoGP, 2 April 2022
LIVE UPDATES: Aleix Espargaro wins Aprilia's first-ever MotoGP race
Aleix Espargaro secured Aprilia’s first-ever MotoGP pole after a brillianꦦt battle with Jor🐽ge Martin in Argentina.
Espargaro🍸, who dominated Argentina MotoGP practice, had a🍌ll eyes on him heading into a session that promised so much.
Looking for Aprilia’s first-ever MotoGP pole, Espargaro went top by over three tenths following the initial flurry of laps🌊.
There were immediate problems for Suzuki as Joan Mir’s #1 bike needed to have its tyres removed and t🌳ransferred o🌱ver to his second GSX-RR machine.
The issue involved t♏he bike cuttinဣg out which was soon taken care of.
On-track, Vinales momentarily went top before Martin set a new benchmark of 1:34.425s. However, Espargaro soon bettered the Pramac Ducati rider’s effort with a stunning 🍷time of 1:38.125s.
While Espargaro set a time that looked unbeatable, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller became the latest crasher at turn one f🅺ollowin📖g a front-end washout.
As the final flying laps began, more handbags started between Quartar🍷aro and Miller after the Ducati rider was seen touring on the racing linꦑe.
After clashing during the Indonesian Grand Pri😼x, tension will certainly b🦩e high between the pair heading into tomorrow’s race.
Miller is likely to be given a penalty d🉐ue to it costing Quartararo dearly on his lap, while it nearly resulted in contact too.
At the front, Martin, who ha♊d three p🍨ersonal best sectors, took over at the front following a brilliant sector four.
The Spaniard gained over three tenths to go fastest by -0.🎃256s, but as was the case throughout the day, Espargaro fought back immediately.
While grip looked high around Termas d🍰e Rio Hondo Circuit, both practice sessions saw riders struggling🔜 with bike shaking on the exit of turn 11, something that was again on show during qualifying.
Behind the top two, Mooney VR46 Ducati rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini matched his best ever MotoGP qualifying of third in what was also his first Q2 appea🦂rance of 🍎the season