Moto2: P1 in FP1, P1 in Practice. That’s a pretty decent day at the office for Celestino Vietti (Beta Tools SpeedRS Team) in Barcelona, but it’s tight at the top.
Second place Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and third place Alonso Lopez (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) lapped under half a tenth away from Vietti’s 1:41.611, as technical problems arose for David Alonso (CFMOTO Impluse Aspar Team), which means the Colombian faces Q1 for the second weekend in succession.
Problems were immediately apparent for the #80 when his Kalex-Triumph decided to grind to a halt on his way out of pit lane at the beginning of the session, and after several attempts to get going again, Alonso wouldn’t set a competitive lap time until the final 10 minutes of play. The end result was a P26, 1.7s off Vietti. An afternoon to forget.
There were no such issues on the other side of the box though. Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Impluse Aspar Team) ended Friday in P4, a couple of tenths shy of Vietti’s best, with French GP winner Izan Guevara (BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) completing the top five.
World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) spent the majority of the session outside the top 20, but a couple of solid late laps saw the title race frontrunner pounce into P7 – one spot behind compatriot Alex Escrig (KLINT Racing Team).
Alonso will be joined in Q1 by Barry Baltus (REDS Fantic Racing) after the Belgian crashed at Turn 5 in the closing stages, with French GP podium finisher Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – Bordoy – MSI) also in the opening 15 minutes of qualifying after a P16 on Friday.
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