P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Jorge Martin responded to his Mandalika heartbreak last Sunday by absolutely crushing his MotoGP opposition in the first practice session for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Jorge Martin responded to his disappointing result in Mandalika by dominating the MotoGP practice session for the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island. Despite being 18 points behind Pecco Bagnaia in the championship, Martin led for the majority of the session and even beat Maverick Vinales’ lap record. He finished with a fastest time of 1m29.039s, 0.720s ahead of Augusto Fernandez in second place. Vinales dropped to third, followed by Brad Binder and Johann Zarco. Bagnaia had a tough session and finished in 11th place. The session saw two crashes, first by Marc Marquez and then by Alex Rins.
Source: The Race
