Marc Marquez fastest in Qatar warm-up as Vinales, Martin surprise

Half-a-second ahead on ♚used tyres, Marc Marquez sends a ✱warning in Qatar MotoGP Warm-up. KTM second, Aprilia third.

Marc Marquez, Qatar MotoGP warm-up
Marc Marquez, Qatar MotoGP warm-up

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez delivered a further statement of intent ahead of this evening's Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix, setting the pace by over🌱 half-a-s🅺econd in warm-up on a medium rear tyre that had already completed more laps than the Sprint itself.

The Ducati Len♕ovo rider, who snatched back the title lead with his latest Sprint victory, ran an old medium with 12 laps already on it and still comfortably topped the timesheets. 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales was a surprise second, impressing on a new medium rear after switching away from the soft compound that let him down in the Sprint. Micheli♐n now expects all riders to opt for medium front and rear tyres for the Grand Prix.

Another rider to impress was injured world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin, who faded to 16th due to a lack of strength in the Sprint, but gave a reminder of his speed with the third fꦰastest lap time in warm-up💜.

Like Marc Marquez, Martin was using a rear tyre that had already done 12 laps, but says his t💝op priority is simply to complete the ra🎃ce distance this evening.

Factory KTM’s Pedro Acosta, also on the soft for the Sprint, was fourth on a new medium rear♔ this morning, Rookie Ai Ogura was fifth on an old medium.

Francesco Bagnaia, who struggled to eighth i💯n the Sprint after a crash in qualifying, bucked the medium rear trend by fitting a new soft in warm-up. But rather than a possible shock gamble, the Italian is thought to have had no mediums left to use.

Either way, Bagnaia was sixth in warm-up, just ahead of Sprint runner-up Alex Marquez, (on a seven-lap m⛦edium).

Johann Zarco was e♚ighth for LCR Honda on a new medium, with VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio - who caught Marc Marquez’s attention with his end of Sprint speed - ninth on the oldest medium rear, which hဣad already done 14 laps.

Joan Mir, who withdrew from the Sprint, after qualifying 21st, duꦰe to gastroenteritis, was bac☂k on track for warm-up and 15th fastest.

The 22-lap Grand Prix starts at 8pm local time.

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