2023-06-24 11:51:19
Italian first row. bezzecchi, Bagnaia and Marini make up the start line at Assen after a hotly contested qualifying in which the Mooney VR46 Racing driver demonstrated his superiority. The day was marked by the fall of Marc Márquez, one more, in Q1 for a piloting error, and Jorge Martín, in Q2. The best position has been for Aleix Espargaró, who will start in the second row.
Q1 started with Zarco, Raul FernandezOliveira, Nakagami, Bastianini, Morbidelli, Augusto Fernandez, Di Giannantonio, Marc Márquez, Savadori, Bradl, Lecuona and Folger looking for the two places that give access to fight for the grid. After the training sessions on Thursday and the third practice session in the morning, everything was very open.
Zarco and Morbidelli set the fastest time after the first lap. Nakagami He threw the Italian out of the play-off squares. Marc Márquez was not riding comfortably. His gestures confirmed it and he was fifth, between Di Giannantonio and Bastianini. It was the third time this season that he had been forced to compete in Q1 and he was not in a position to force. He checked it out in free practice on Friday: he went to the ground as soon as he turned on the gas a little more than necessary. In addition, the ilerdense already confessed yesterday that he was having problems riding smoothly because of the falls in Germany. Zarco and Oliveira they were first with five minutes remaining in the batch.
And in the last lap Márquez fell again. When it’s not garlic, it’s an onion or a skinny dog, it’s all fleas. Whoever subscribes to this information comes up with a thousand sayings with which to define Marc’s situation in this World Cup. This time it was not the bike’s fault but the rider’s. The one from Honda was looking back and didn’t see Bastianini, who was doing the same thing and had slowed down his bike. The Catalan ran into his rear wheel and went to the ground. He was not going to enter Q2, he did not give it, but he added a new fall. The 14 of the season. Slight calvary Cervera’s is suffering. The best Honda was that of Nakagami, who will start 16th.
It just can’t be! ???? Marc Márquez looked back and ended up colliding with Bastianini when they were both driving slowly ????
His 14th drop in 2023! The one that makes me start 17th in Assen! #DutchGP ???????? #MotoGP ???? pic.twitter.com/lxUWtvn5Nq
— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) June 24, 2023
In the end they qualified for Q2 Zarco and Oliveira. Bezzecchi, Jorge Martín, Miller, Bagnaia, Viñales, Quartararo, Aleix Espargaró, Binder, Marini and Álex Márquez were waiting there. The Italian from the Mooney VR46 had dominated the morning practice sessions and was positioned as one of the favorites to win the polebut there were many roosters in the corral.
Fall of Jorge Martin
Without Marc Márquez on track, all eyes were on Jorge Martin, second in the World Cup, winner in Germany and second at Le Mans and Mugello. But the man from Madrid crashed out of turn 1. It was the seventh crash for the Pramac Racing driver, who lost traction on the rear wheel. Luckily no damage was done and there was plenty of time left. He came out running to the pits to look for his second motorcycle. On the track, Bezzecchi dominated this last session, closely followed by Bargnaia and Viñales.
Ephemeral smile in the box Quarterly, which marked the best time. The Frenchman was finally breathing, used to suffering this season. It is not usual to see a world champion having such a hard time with his Yamaha. But he did not last as long as a piece of candy at the door of a school. Bezzecchi he regained first place again and never let go. Baganaia and Marini will accompany him in the front row. Aleix Espargaró will start sixth, Viñales seventh, Alex Márquez ninth and Jorge Martín tenth.
“Getting out of the front row is always very important. You have to start well, maintain your position and follow the fastest riders to have a good race,” he explained. Luca Marini, third. The second, I’m sorry Bagnaia, added: «I have tried, I have given everything but it has not been possible. I’m very happy. It’s always good to be on the front line. Marco is having a perfect weekend, it is clear that he is feeling very well. I’ll try but if you have to take a lot of risk… I’m not going to force it. We have shown that we have a good pace.” The ‘poleman’, Marco Bezzecchi, I was happy: «I am not the reference, it is Pecco. There are more expert pilots. I am happy because in Germany I was close but here I have been able to achieve it. You have to do the best sprint race possible and collect information for the long race. It will be difficult to break the race and escape. There will be more riders who will be fast.”
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