Italian MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia furious with Marc Marquez as he wins battle for pole

Francesco Bagnaia will start the Mugello MotoGP sprint from pole after getting the better of Marc Marquez. 
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Mugello 2023
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Mugello 2023

Q2 started with an immediate crash for Enea Bastianini in sec༒tor three, while Marco Bezzecchi set a blistering time of 1:45.372s in order to lead 🍰from Marquez.

Down on Bezzecchi’s time heading into the final part of the lap, Martin proꦓduced a brilliant last few corners to make up the time needed and go onto provisional pole.

There was drama at the beginning of Bagnaia’s second stint as he was leᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚft furious w♕ith Marquez.

The world champion felt as though Marquez should have slowed on the exit of pit lane to allow him through, even though M🐼arquez was well ahead of him.&🌞nbsp;

Bagnaia was then fully committed on his next lap as weh ꦰwent quickest, while dragging Marquez around to P2. 

Brad Binder, who had been very q🍌uick in qualifying trim through practice, crashed in sector three. 

Jack Miller was next to challenge Bagnaia’s top 🌼time but ultimately went third, before Alex Marquez pushed the Australian down to fourth.

Fabio Quartararo out in Q1 for third consecutive MotoGP round

First across the line was Maveri👍ck Vinales who set a low 1m 46s time, however, Michele Pirro, Franco Morbidelli, Quartararo and Ale🐓x Marquez all went faster.

Ma🎶rquez set a time of 1:45.701s to go two tenths clear of the factory Yamaha duo, before extending his margin with a time that was nearly🔯 five tenths clear of Morbidelli. 

As riders headed back to pit lane following the openin🌠g stint, Jack Miller was the first rider currently missing out on a Q2 spot, while Quartararo was close behind in fourth. 

Vinales was fif🌼th and in desperate🧸 need of finding improvements, which he did, as the Aprilia rider jumped up to second place. 

There was a big crash for Raul Fernandez, which was his second of the day after already losi🅺ng the front-end in Pracꦗtice 3.  

Vinales was quickly bumped down third aꦐnd although he challenged Miller for second🐠 on his final lap, the Spaniard came up short, as did Quartararo who was also out-qualified by Morbidelli and Takaaki Nakagami.

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