Aleix Espargaro puts Aprilia on top in Assen, crashes dominate wild FP3
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Prior to FP3 getting underway, Pol Espargaro decided to withdraw from the Dutch MotoGP due to pain in his ribs. The Repsol Honda rider was expected to ride during this morning’s practice before making a decision.Full FP3 resultsOn track, Maverick Vinales was the early pacesetter for Aprilia as he led from Francesco Bagnaia and team-mate Aleix Espargaro. That was Fabio Quartararo’s BEST EVER ride! | Full .Net MotoGP Podcast 51Fabio Quartararo’s BEST EVER ride! | Full .Net MotoGP Podcast 51″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/OvjYx4uAa8Y?wmode=opaque&controls=0&rel=0″ name=”That was Fabio Quartararo’s BEST EVER ride! | Full .Net MotoGP Podcast 51″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen>Video of That was Fabio Quartararo's BEST EVER ride! | Full .Net MotoGP Podcast 51Eager to make up for yesterday’s penalty – Espargaro lost all of his FP2 lap times due to a technical infringement – the Aprilia rider’s pace was only being bettered by Vinales after he overhauled Bagnaia. Related ‘Why am I doing this?’ – Was FP1 ‘unrideable, over the limit’ or ‘common sense’? Puig tight-lipped on Mir, Rins rumours, expects Marc Marquez to return in 2022It was a bad start to qualifying day for Mooney VR46 as Luca Marini suffered a fast at turn 15 – the team’s third fall of the weekend after Marco Bezzecchi ed twice on day-one. Marini’s was quickly followed by a fall for Franco Morbidelli who also went down in dramatic fashion at turn 15. Fortunately, the Italian managed to walk away from the accident under his own power after being barrel-rolled through the gravel. Related Bagnaia keeps Ducati on top in Assen FP2, Espargaro hot on his heels Jack Miller fastest in wet Assen FP1 as turn one causes havocWith a time of 1:32.911s, Vinales remained the only rider to go underneath the 1m 33s barrier until Quartararo joined him halfway through the session. At risk in tenth position, Binder encountered front tyre issues whilst going around turn four. The KTM rider managed to avoid a before taking time to look at the right side of the tyre. As race runs continued to take place, Vinales was proving to be a match for anyone as he remained quickest. Strong on day-one, Suzuki picked up where they left off as Alex Rins slotted into fourth place with 20 minutes to go. “4When the focus switched from race performance to that of qualifying, Espargaro put his Aprilia top by nearly four tenths.While the Spaniard was looking impressive, the same couldn’t be said for Enea Bastianini as the Gresini Ducati rider ed at turn seven. After momentarily getting the better of Espargaro, Vinales was again pushed down to second by his team-mate. “5A time of 1:32.164s was set by Espargaro as Quartararo once again split the two Aprilia riders. One of the favourites when it comes to qualifying, Bagnaia showed good pace to move into third, however, the factory Ducati rider had no answer for Espargaro’s pace. es dominate the final few minutes of Assen MotoGP FP3While the top two remained unchanged, the final few minutes were dominated by es. Fabio Di Giannantonio was the first to go down, making it a double- session for Gresini Ducati, while Johann Zarco followed suit by going down at turn seven. “6Looking so comfortable aboard his RS-GP, Espargaro was the surprise inclusion to the column as he lost the front at turn three.
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