2021 Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona - Friday Free Practice LIVE!

Live updates, quotes and results from Friday practice for the 2021 Catalunya MotoGP at Barcelona!
Jack Miller, Catalunya MotoGP, 4 June 2021
Jack Miller, Catalunya MotoGP, 4 June 2021
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Live update🤪s from Friday's pair of MotoGP free practice sessions at Ba♛rcelona!

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After last weekend's tragic Mugello round, MotoGP moves straight to Barcelona fജor round seven of this year's world championship.

Fabio Quartararo arrives with a 24-point lead over countryman Johann Zarco (Pramac Ducati) after victory in Italy and will be out to repeat last year's Catalunya triuꦇmph, when he clung on in the face of a late charge by the Suzukis of Joan Mir and Alex Rins.

But Rins, enduring a miserable run of four falls in the last four races, won't even be on track this weeke🔯nd after fracturing his wrist in a bicycle tr💯aining accident at the track.

Francesco Bagnaia mistake while lꦰeading in Mugello m𒊎eans he has slipped to third in the standings, just ahead of factory Ducati team-mate Jack Miller, with reigning champion Mir and Quartararo's team-mate Maverick Vinales now 40 and 41 points from the top. 

In an unexpected move, Vinales has split from crew chief Esteban Garcia following Mugello and 🐷will work with Valentino Rossi's former chief mechanic Silvano Galbusera from this weekend.

Mir took his second podium of the season at Mugello but needs race wins sooner rather than later to reel in Quartararo. Miguel Oliveira arrives on a high after ꦚhanding KTM its first rostrum of the season last Sunday, when team-mate Brad Binder also confirmed a promising debut for a revised RC16 chassis with fifth place.

Meanwhile, Valentino Rossi hasn't been seen 🦄at the front of a MotoGP race since last September's Catalan rou🌳nd, where he was catching Quartararo until crashing out.

With only a t🅠enth place to show for the season so far and time running out before a decision on his racing future, could Barcelona - scene of some of Roওssi's most famous wins – yet provide the boost needed to extend The Doctor's legendary career?

Turn 10 has been redesigned in time for this year's MotoGP event, with the sharp 'F1 co🔯rner' at the end of the back straight replaced by a more flowing layout similar to the original Turn 12, used💖 until 2016.

Rookie Jorge Martin is back this weekend after missing the last thre🦄e rounds due to multiple fractures in Portimao, while Marc Marquez is taking part in his fifth event since returning to MotoGP action, but continues to struggle with hi൩s right arm and shoulder.

Ther🐠e is a threat of rain throughout theꦺ weekend...

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