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luglio 07, 2019 - KTM

Espargaro dashes into motoGP Q2 again at the Sachsenring with bright 8th place

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Breezy but bright conditions greeted a busy Sachsenring circuit for the second #motogp Grand Prix in one week and just a few days after the paddock had departed Assen in the Netherlands. The compact and elongated corner sections of the track (with ten left-handed turns) meant the Sachsenring was again an unusual and technical test for the Grand Prix elite.

Pol Espargaro began the weekend well with the 5th fastest lap on combined times after Free Practice 1 and 2 on Friday. The German layout was significantly kinder on his sore right wrist compared to some of the harder braking demands in Assen the previous weekend. With an effort just over a second away from Marc Marquez’s pace-setting effort Espargaro went straight into Q2 and with his fifth attempt marked the chrono that will see him fill a space in the middle of the third row.

Red Bull KTM teammate #johannzarco veered between set-up for a time-attack and a solution for more race competitiveness. The Frenchman finished FP3 just one second away from the top spot and in Q1 faced stiff opposition with the likes of Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso among others in the same group. Zarco, battling illness, ended up 19th.

Red Bull KTM Tech3 duo #hafizhsyahrin and #migueloliveira will form-up in 18th and 20th positions respectively.

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