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Martin with the track record to the pole in Qatar

Martin with the track record to the pole in Qatar

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With a track record (1:50.789) in Qatar, Jorge Martin won the best starting position before today's sprint race and tomorrow's main race. Alongside him, Aleix Espargaro and Enea Bastianini will start from the first row. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1766439674560626953 The fourth time was set by Brad Binder ahead of current world champion Francesco Bagnaia and Marco Marquez. Fabio Di Giannantonio will start from seventh place. The Italian is faring much better than his teammate Marco Bezzecchi at the circuit where he celebrated his first and so far only victory in the elite class last year. The top ten was completed by newcomer Pedro Acosta, Alex Marquez and Maverick Vinales. Jack Miller and Raul Fernandez will start the race from the eleventh and twelfth places. He was the latter
Poncharal on Acosta: I've never had a driver like that in my team

Poncharal on Acosta: I've never had a driver like that in my team

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After an extremely encouraging first day in Qatar, the GasGas team leader was full of praise for his protégé Pedro Acosta. The newcomer to the elite class was fast from the start and finished both Friday's practice sessions third fastest. Not only with his speed, the young Spaniard also impressed by the fact that he saved an almost certain fall twice in the first training in an impressive way. "A lot has already been said about Pedro, so I don't want to repeat it all. I can only speak about him with selected words. To enter the elite class at such a young age and do what he does is truly incredible," said Poncharal about Acosta. "We all still remember the first test in Valencia after the end of the season, when he sat on a MotoGP class motorcycle for the first time. For a rookie, he was extremely sovereign. We saw how
Miller vehemently opposes schedule change in Qatar

Miller vehemently opposes schedule change in Qatar

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Jack Miller called the decision to change the schedule in Qatar ridiculous and completely unnecessary. Due to the rain, Friday's second free practice was shortened by 15 minutes (to 45 minutes). After voting by the racers, the results did not count for classification into a faster or slower qualifying group. After the heavy rain that covered the track at the end of the second practice of the Moto 3 class, the situation improved enough by the start of the practice in the elite class that the racers did not have any major problems. After the change in the schedule, the results of Saturday's last free practice, which will be held just before the qualifications, will decide who will secure a direct appearance in the faster qualifying group. One of the racers who was against the schedule change was Jack Miller. "It was wet, but here
Despite the bad day, Bagnaia remains optimistic

Despite the bad day, Bagnaia remains optimistic

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Despite the fact that he was not among the fastest today, Francesco Bagnaia remains optimistic before the weekend continues. The current world champion finished the first free practice in tenth place, a good half a second behind the fastest Martin. The second practice, which took place on a wet track, finished in twelfth place. "Today did not go according to our wishes and expectations. For an as yet unknown reason, I did not have the right feeling on the motorcycle. Something was not as it should be." "I am not satisfied, but I am aware that we have the potential for much more than we showed today. I can definitely fight for the top places tomorrow and on Sunday."
Marc Marquez fastest in wet second practice in Qatar

Marc Marquez fastest in wet second practice in Qatar

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Marc Marquez set the fastest time (2:06.544) of the second free practice in Qatar. This one was marked by a wet track, as it started to rain harder at the end of Moto 3 class practice. Therefore, they made the decision that these times will not be considered for the classification of racers into a faster or slower qualifying group. Instead, the results of tomorrow's last free practice will be taken into account. Augusto Fernandez finished in second place this time. Again, his teammate Pedro Acosta was third. The fourth and fifth times were set by KTM factory racers Jack Miller and Brad Binder. Raul Fernandez finished in sixth place ahead of Eneo Bastiani and Fabio Di Giannantoni. Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco completed the top ten. The Frenchman was again the best
Martin's first training in Qatar, Acosta's third

Martin's first training in Qatar, Acosta's third

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Jorge Martin set the fastest time of the first free practice in Qatar (1:52.624). Aleix Espargaro was second and Pedro Acosta third. The rookie in the elite class was just 0,071 seconds behind Martin. Marc Marquez set the fourth time ahead of Brad Binder and Johann Zarco. In seventh place, Enea Bastianini was this time faster than team rival Francesco Bagnaio. The current world champion finished the training in tenth place. Among them, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Jack Miller returned. The eleventh time was set by Alex Marquez, twelfth by Miguel Oliveira, thirteenth by Maverick Vinales, and fourteenth by Raul Fernandez. Alex Rins was in fifteenth place and thus somewhat surprisingly better than Fabio Quartararo. The Frenchman set only the nineteenth time. They concluded between them
Marini: I race differently against Pecc

Marini: I race differently against Pecc

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Luca Marini admitted that some racers race against Francesco Bagnaja differently than against other competitors. Francesco Bagnaia has many friends thanks to the fact that he is a member of Rossi's racing academy in the MotoGP class caravan. Of course, Jorge Martin is not considered a hated racer, but in some races it was noticed that many racers (mainly members of Rossi's academy) are more cautious in direct duels with Bagnaio. "At the moment I don't look at Pecco the same as the other drivers. In any other part of the season, my approach is the same as the others. If I have the chance to overtake him I will, but at the moment he is fighting for the title and I am more careful." In the race, which he started from the best starting position, Marini could not interfere in the fight for victory. Nevertheless
Aleix Espargaro: Morbidelli crossed the line with his statement about my family

Aleix Espargaro: Morbidelli crossed the line with his statement about my family

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Aleix Espargaro reacted harshly to the words of Franco Morbidelli. Let us remind you that after hitting Morbidelli on the helmet during training in Qatar, the Spaniard received a fine of €10 and six starting places in Sunday's race. The Italian described his behavior on the track as unacceptable, while also mentioning his children. "I don't know how he will be able to explain this to his children", were the words of Morbidelli, which especially angered the Spanish racer. "I am very angry because he mentioned my family and children in his statement against me and thus crossed the line," Espargaro was critical. The Spaniard also publicly apologized for his actions, despite the fact that he believes the punishment was too harsh. "Of course I made a mistake, my reaction was inappropriate, but the punishment is too severe. I didn't want to hit him
Di Giannantonio in Qatar to the first victory, Bagnaia with the second place and the crash of Martin close to the second title of the world champion

Di Giannantonio in Qatar to the first victory, Bagnaia with the second place and the crash of Martin close to the second title of the world champion

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Fabio Di Giannantonio is the winner of the race in Qatar. The Italian, who is not guaranteed a seat in the next season, overtook then leader Bagnaio four laps before the end and took his first victory in the elite class. The second was Francesco Bagnaia, who started the race perfectly from the fourth starting position and led the race sovereignly until the end of the race. Despite this, he increased his lead over Jorge Martin to 21 points. After an unfortunate start, the Spaniard was unable to find the right speed and only finished tenth. Luca Marini finished on the winner's podium. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1726295798869282865 Maverick Vinales was fourth ahead of Brad Binder and Alex Marquez. Fabio Quartararo crossed the finish line in seventh place. They completed the top ten
Martin: I want to reduce the gap even further in Sunday's race

Martin: I want to reduce the gap even further in Sunday's race

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Jorge Martin was very pleased after winning Saturday's sprint race in Qatar to cut the gap to leader Bagnaio to seven points in the overall standings. He wants a similar scenario on Sunday. "Already in the morning in practice, I felt very good with the hard rear tire and so I believed that I could win. It was very important to secure a good starting position in qualifying, which I did. After a good start, I made a small mistake, which allowed Marco and Pecc to overtake me." "Nevertheless, I stayed calm and waited for my chance. I knew the tire wear would be significant. I did well to keep the tires for the end of the race when I was able to add a little more under the pressure of Fabio Di Giannantonia." "I managed to get some points today,