MotoGP Argentina: Maverick Vinales dominates Practice 1 as Fabio Quartararo misses the top ten

Maverick Vinales led a dominant Aprilia 1-2 during the first Practice for the Argentine MotoGP, while Fabio Quartararo had a nightmare session. 
Maverick Vinales, Aprilia MotoGP Argentina MotoGP
Maverick Vinales, Aprilia MotoGP Argentina MotoGP

Following a difficult MotoGP season-opener in Portimao, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli looke🍸d very comfortable on what was a very ‘green’ track.

The Yamaha rider was over six tenths clear of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro after the opening flurry of laps, before Jorge Martin ဣ🍰close to within a tenth. 

After seeing the f𝄹actory Aprilia duo of Espargaro and Maverick Vinales move to the top of the leaderboar🍷d, Morbidelli looked set to regain top spot before a mistake in the final sector. 

Another rider that struggled throughout the opening round was Taka🌠aki ༒Nakagami who followed in Morbidelli’s footsteps by showing early potential aboard his LCR Honda.

The Japanese rider jumped to the top of the timingsheets, with Vinales and Esp💛argarཧo remaining inside the top three. 

Martin and Nakagami then exchanged top spot as high 1m 40s lap timesꦫ were bein🍰g set during the opening 15 minutes. 

Showing impressive pace in what is ju𓃲st his second official weekend of MotoGP action, Augusto Fernandez went up to ninth place before having his lap time deleted 🦹due to exceeding track limits at the final corner.

One rider who had no such issue with track limits was Marco Bezze🔯cchi, as the podium finisher in Portimao went up to third, splitting Martin and world champion Francesco Bagnaia. 🐼;

After seeing his teammate narrowly miss out on top spot, Vinales was next to tr💫y his luck as he set a time of 1:40.559s.

Vinales then improved again, however, so did Morbidelli a🏅nd Espargaro as both riders went quicker t♍han the ex-Yamaha rider. 

Matching his prev♏ious best lap, Morbidelli then had a lap deleted as Vinales found time in sector four to go fastest once again. 

Vinales then pu🍬t the hammer down as he found nearly two tenths, while Alex Rins became the first faller of the day after losing the front-end of his RC213V at turn one. 

With his teammate sitting in second, although Morbidelli was the first rider to put new tyres on, Fabio Quartararo was struggling as he remai🍰ned a second down on Vinales with ten minutes remaining. 

With unpr🅠edictable weather in the air and a risk to affect Practice 2, riders began a mini time attack during the final few minutes.

Out on-track alone to kick things off, Bezzꩲecchi set the fi🌌rst sub 1m 40s lap after fitting a new medium rear.

A stunning pair of la🎃ps from Vinales then saw him separate himself from the pack, so much so that no rider got within two tenths of his effort come the checkered flag.

One🐓 of those who was a long wa𝔍y behind was Quartararo, as the Yamaha rider missed out on the top ten.

Espargaro made it a Aprilia 1-2 with his final effort, while Bagnaia manag🔯ed to remain in the top ten by the smaꦫllest of margins. 

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