Moto Gp: Marc Marquez had a rocky start to his Australian GP, with two crashes in Practice.
Practice had gone ahead without a hitch, the circuit basked in glorious sunshine. But the forecast was close at hand for every team and rider, with brows furrowed about the viability of holding a grand prix in the high winds predicted for Sunday.
After all, it was only last year that the sprint was introduced. The days are compressed, but aren’t teams and riders essentially competing to the old format?Prior to this year’s changes MotoGP had typically comprised four practice sessions: one for reconnaissance, two for pre-qualifying, one for race simulation.This change means the night before the grand prix, teams have limited data to delve into when considering set-up choices for the race.
Jack Miller, who finished a close second, joked little would change for him after having endured a difficult run of form in recent months. It’ll force him into another Q1 battle, this one harder than the last: he’ll be up against 2022 race winner Álex Rins, Alex and Marc Márquez, Fabio Quartararo and Luca Marini for one of two spots through to the pole shootout.
He topped first practice easily, and though he ended fourth in the afternoon, he rolled out of his fastest lap despite having looked on track to easily take top spot.“I feel super strong today,” he said. “In time attack I was straight away competitive, then the second stint there was a bit of traffic and a bit of a mess, but I was coming to make the record again, so hopefully tomorrow we can make it.
The RC16 was alive around the fast sweeps and in the warm conditions of Friday afternoon, propelling Binder and Miller to the top two stops easily.“Today was a really good day,” he said. “From the first exit this morning the bike worked really well. I was quite happy with it from the beginning.
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