Great sessions for Aleix Espargaró on the qualifying day in Mugello ahead of the MotoGP Italian GP which will be held tomorrow on the Tuscan track.
Forced to go through Q1 due to an unfortunate free practice session and still suffering with his recently operated arm, Aleix took second in the first session valid for deciding the grid line-up, sending him through to Q2 where he then gave the best of himself in the decisive session.
With a fantastic time of 1’45.538, Aleix finished fourth, missing a spot on the front row by just 106 thousandths of a second and, perhaps an even more significant number, 35 hundredths behind the pole position time which demolished the Mugello record.
An outstanding placement that testifies to the progress made by the Aprilia RS-GP which, even on the highly worrisome test bench of the Tuscan track, confirms its competitiveness in the top end of the standings. This placement, on the best spot of the second row, is also the best ever in qualifying in MotoGP for the Italian bike.
Lorenzo Savadori had lapped at 1’46.4 during the morning free practice session, demonstrating progressive improvement in his performance. However, his best lap in qualifying was cancelled by race direction and he was unable to replicate that time which, well within his potential, would have moved him farther up on the grid than the seventh row, where he’ll start tomorrow.
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