Alex Marquez takes Malaysia pole as brother Marc settles for second; Martin out
Alex Marquez took pole for the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang by beating older brother Marc by 0.070s with a 1m56.493s, as Ducati locked out the front of the grid. Pedro Acosta was third on the KTM and Jorge Martin withdrew from the weekend through injury.
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Alex Márquez conquistou a pole para o GP da Malásia, em Sepang, superando o irmão mais velho, Marc, por 0,070s, com a Ducati ocupando toda a frente do grid.
O atual campeão Marc havia sido o mais rápido na sexta-feira, mas na manhã de sábado foi o piloto da Gresini quem achou a volta decisiva, 1m56.493s, num circuito onde venceu no ano passado.
Pedro Acosta colocou a KTM em terceiro, enquanto Ai Ogura foi a melhor Aprilia em quarto, à frente do companheiro Marco Bezzecchi.
Minutos depois do início do Q1, a Aprilia anunciou que o concorrente ao título Jorge Martin havia abandonado o fim de semana por lesão — um golpe que melhora as chances de Marc Márquez de conquistar um décimo título mundial.
A sessão virou um duelo entre as Ducati. Alex marcou a referência nos primeiros cinco minutos; Marc baixou de 1m57s, mas ainda ficou mais de três décimos atrás na primeira tentativa. A Aprilia chegou a assumir a ponta com Bezzecchi e Ogura, mas as motos da fábrica italiana foram empurradas para trás.
Francesco Bagnaia passou pelo Q1, mas quebrou a bolha da sua Ducati de frustração depois de perder meio segundo no terceiro setor. Terminou em nono, atrás da GP25 do ano anterior de Franco Morbidelli. Fabio di Giannantonio ficou em sexto e Enea Bastianini, da Tech3, em sétimo, tendo liderado o TL3 mais cedo.
Johann Zarco liderou a Honda em oitavo depois de vir do Q1. Joan Mir e Maverick Viñales completaram o top 12, enquanto Luca Marini perdeu o Q2 por sete centésimos, em 13º. Brad Binder foi 15º, quase oito décimos atrás.
Foi outro dia sombrio para a Yamaha, cujas quatro motos ocuparam o fundo da tabela: Jack Miller em 16º, Alex Rins em 17º e Fabio Quartararo em 18º. Augusto Fernández, no lugar do lesionado Toprak Razgatlioglu, foi o mais lento dos 20 pilotos.
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