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Difficult to explain: first for Nakagami and 19th for Márquez

Difícil de explicar: primero de Nakagami y 19º de Márquez

It’s only the first session on Friday, but look how strange it is to see Nakagami’s Honda at the top of the FP1 time table of the Italian GP and Marc Márquez nineteenth, 1.2 behind his factory mate. In favor of the eight-time world champion, it must be said that did not change tires throughout the session, so he was more focused on setting up the Honda than setting a good time, but it’s rare to see him so far behind. He has the whole weekend ahead of him, but he already knows that he will have to row against the current.

The rider from the LCR Honda IDEMITSU did opt for new tires in search of a good time, which was also helped by running out of gasoline, as demonstrated by running out of fuel on the way back to the pits. The move went well for the Japanese to lead a time table for the third time so far this year, this time with a 0.408 advantage over Aleix Espargaró and Francesco Bagnaia, who nailed their time. And one thousandth of the two finished Álex Rins with the Suzuki.

Beyond Nakagami’s 1:46.662, from the second there are 19 drivers in the same second, which speaks of how even they are on the long and beautiful Mugello circuit. After the four drivers already mentioned and until closing the top ten with provisional direct access to Q2, Maverick, Miller, Pol, Zarco and Marini. They will have to look to make progress in the afternoon session, Quartararo 11th, Álex Márquez 13th, Mir 15th, Márquez 19th, Martín 20th and Fernández 25th.

On a technical level, the premiere of a front aerodynamic package on Quartararo’s Yamaha and a rear wing on Mavercik’s Aprilia stood out. And the most impressive image was the mini ride on the grass, hovering around 347 per hour at the end of the Mugello straight, by Oliveira with the KTM without cutting the gas. It gave him goosebumps just looking at it, but he held his vertical with no problem.

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