P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Francesco Bagnaia topped the timesheets for a second time on Friday ahead of the MotoGP race weekend in Malaysia. Despite finishing the session a distant first place from the first practice earlier in the day by over 0.7s, Bagnaia struggled to find his feet until the latter part of the session. A potential Q1 start […]
Bagnaia initially struggled in the session but managed to secure the fastest lap towards the end with a time of 1.57.679s, avoiding a potential Q1 start. Jorge Martin, the championship rival, finished second by a close margin of 0.050s despite leading most of the session. Enea Bastianini took third place, showcasing the GP24’s performance, with Maverick Vinales closely behind in fourth for Aprilia. Alex Marquez, Fabio Quartararo, and Franco Morbidelli rounded up the top seven positions in the session. Yamaha had both their riders in the top ten, with Alex Rins securing eighth place. Jack Miller made it directly to Q2 for KTM, while Marc Marquez narrowly avoided Q1 entry, finishing within the top ten. Brad Binder had a disappointing finish in 14th place for KTM, sandwiched by an LCR Honda duo in 13th and 15th places. Raul Fernandez of Trackhouse claimed the 16th spot, with Aleix Espargaro crashing twice at Turn 9, finishing 17th for Aprilia. Luca Marini closed out his Friday in 18th place for Repsol Honda, ahead of GasGas rider Augusto Fernandez and stand-in VR46 rider Andrea Iannone. Joan Mir, the teammate of Iannone, finished at the bottom of the classification, following Lorenzo Savadori, the second Trackhouse rider.
