P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Maverick Vinales tops Friday MotoGP practice at Valencia as Jorge Martin uses mind games against Francesco Bagnaia.
In the second practice session, Fabio Di Giannantonio set a fast pace, but it was also marked by several crashes, starting with Aleix Espargaro and Marco Bezzecchi. Augusto Fernandez and Alex Rins also went down, while Di Giannantonio maintained his lead. Alex Marquez briefly joined him at the top before Fabio Quartararo secured second place. Francesco Bagnaia started slowly but improved to eighth, right behind title rival Jorge Martin. Brad Binder showed strong pace for the first time, going second fastest. Marc Marquez and Martin both used soft tires to go quickest, with Martin briefly holding the fastest lap record until Maverick Vinales surpassed it. The session was briefly halted due to a red flag caused by Jack Miller’s crash, but the action resumed quickly. Bagnaia and Martin engaged in mind games, with Martin ensuring he stayed behind Bagnaia. In the end, Martin finished second while Bagnaia could only manage 14th place.
