It was a good day for the Italian marque but the World Championship leader has work to do in FP3; Marc Marquez inside top 10 on Day 1
A silky smooth lap at the end of FP2 handed Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) the number one spot on the timesheets on Day 1 at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas. The Frenchman’s 2:02.542 was plenty good enough to beat Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) by 0.247s as Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) picked up P3. Elsewhere, World Championship leader Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) sits outside the top 10 – work to do for the Argentina GP race winner.
An intriguing Friday afternoon
FP1 table topper Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was the first rider to stick some fresh soft rear Michelin rubber in with 22 minutes to go, and his time was a 2:03.030 – half a second faster than anyone else. Miller had sat P1 after…