MotoGP 2020. Johann Zarco wins the FP3 in Valencia – MotoGP

The novices

Wet asphalt, 19 ° C on the asphalt, you run the whole shift with the “rain”, even if in the end the tires practically no longer raise water. Conditions that, according to forecasts, we will not find in the race; if it still does not rain, the FP4 and QP should also be dry. Jack Miller, the fastest yesterday and in the combined times, prefers to stay in the pits not to wear wet tires. In today’s MotoGP this also happens: in some conditions, the riders don’t have enough tires for the whole weekend. Let me be clear: in this case it is not Michelin’s fault, but the regulation …

Some drivers push harder throughout the shift, like Johann Zarco, who runs with a much higher pace than the others and closes with 0 ”736 ahead of Maverick Vinales and 1 ”064 over Takaaki Nakagami. Vinales reacted well to a very difficult situation inside the garage: in addition to having to start tomorrow from the pit lane for having punched the sixth engine (one more than those allowed by the regulation), he does not have at his side the telemetry, positive for Covid, and there is not even the manager of the MotoGP project Maio Meregalli. Across the box Valentino Rossi returned, however, who closed the session in the wet with the eighth time at 1 ”635. Valentino, who did not drive since Le Mans because he was positive at Covid, appeared in good shape, but inevitably did not hit Q2, because he obviously lapped slower than yesterday with the wet tires.

Bagnaia, nice leap forward

In fourth place, Pecco Bagnaia, much more at ease than yesterday: Pecco does not have the pace of Zarco, but it has been constant and growing. On the other hand, Andrea Dovizioso (12th), who in the final minutes, those with the fastest asphalt, remained stationary in the pits, while he is a bit behind, considering the conditions, Danilo Petrucci (16th): Danilo, indeed, it prefers when there is more water on the track, while it suffers more mixed conditions. The Suzuki performance was discreet, with Alex Rins ninth and Joan MIR tenth, while Franco Morbidelli (17th) and Fabio Quartararo (19th) are far behind: Franco did little, preferring not to take risks, Fabio continues to be visibly in trouble in the wet, with ample signs of nervousness. 13th Lorenzo Savadori: in the wet, he manages to be quite fast.

I 10 in Q2

Here are the 10 drivers who go directly to Q2: Miller, A.Espargaro, Morbidelli, Nakagami, P.Espargaro, Rins, Binder, Dovizioso, Quartararo, Mir.

Ranking

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