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Maverick Viñales has set the fastest lap in the MotoGP™ Warm Up session for the Monster Energy British Grand Prix, but Aleix Espargaro might have given ...

The answers to these questions will come this Sunday afternoon from 13:00 (GMT +1)! Will Viñales get his first for Aprilia? And how will Aleix Espargaro fare? Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) rounded out the top five, and the latter was again practicing the Long Lap Penalty which he has to take this afternoon. Viñales also had an interesting session, which he finished by trying to ride his bike through a paddock gate after pulling off the race track at the end of the Maggotts/Becketts complex due to an apparent technical problem. ???? #BritishGP???????? pic.twitter.com/LbByEA4x9l August 7, 2022 Espargaro gritted his teeth and saddled up on his RS-GP less than 24 hours after an FP4 highside which left him battered and – despite qualifying sixth – in doubt for today’s race.

Silverstone was a prime MotoGP victory opportunity for Johann Zarco - and he's clearly trying his best not to dwell on missing out.

“The warm temperature pushed me to take this medium front – that was a good tyre anyway because Pecco won on it, but it seemed for me it was the reason of the crash, because there’s always a bit less grip with this tyre. There is, therefore, every reason to think Zarco was in a choice position to finally get that first win under his best. I cannot stay on it, that’s why I look forward to be in Austria.”

Ducati Lenovo's Pecco Bagnaia secured victory in the British Grand Prix after a stunning 20-lap fight at Silverstone.

Viñales secured his second podium in succession to solidify his return to the front on the Aprilia with Miller completing a double Ducati podium, in third. Two to go and the leading gap was half a second as the Aprilia dug deep with impressive late-race pace. Viñales taking a look at Rins as Oliveira did likewise on the reigning champion with three laps to go. Rins was down to fifth with Bastianini on his wheels as lap 18 played out. Martin returned the earlier move on Viñales as he regained fourth on the next revolution with Quartararo defending hard from Bastianini in the top six. Bagnaia took charge on the brakes into Stowe as Miller began to look for his own opportunity. Miller taking control of the race as Rins fought hard to steal the Australian’s thunder. Rins looking to challenge Bagnaia and succeeding halfway round lap three as Viñales had his own look at the Italian. Mir doing likewise on Espargaro half a second back with a double KTM threat now facing the number 41. Quartararo running the penalty loop and returning into the path of his former teammate, for fifth with an impressive 1’59.5 pace. Espargaro held sixth behind his teammate as Rins returned to head the pair. Rins lotting in behind Bagnaia in fifth after a lightning start before Viñales came back through to take the position.

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The Hard rear needs a full lap of warm up, but then the performance is good and consistent. - The Hard rear needs a full lap of warm up, but then the performance is good and consistent. However, the subsequent loss of potential is quite significant, with a lot of movement.

The three-time MotoGP race winner will join KTM next year at its factory squad after signing a two-year deal to join the Austrian manufacturer, ...

“In my honest opinion I can’t feel anything, except I just got to watch my leg when I put my leg on the bike,” he noted. “I mean, at the end of the day they were straight up with me,” he said when asked by Autosport how valued Ducati’s decision to continue giving him updates despite his impeding exit made him feel. This is despite Miller leaving for rival marque KTM at the end of the year, though the Australian says Ducati has been “100% honest” with him in what its plans are since he made the decision on his future.

Pramac's Joahnn Zarco decision to change to a medium front tyre before the start of the MotoGP British Grand Prix led to his “hero or zero” crash from the ...

“So even this has been a surprise to stay first at the first corner. “But I could feel well the things and find my pace. That’s kind of hard.”

Silverstone was a prime MotoGP victory opportunity for Johann Zarco - and he's clearly trying his best not to dwell on missing out.

“The warm temperature pushed me to take this medium front – that was a good tyre anyway because Pecco won on it, but it seemed for me it was the reason of the crash, because there’s always a bit less grip with this tyre. There is, therefore, every reason to think Zarco was in a choice position to finally get that first win under his best. I cannot stay on it, that’s why I look forward to be in Austria.”

Fabio Quartararo says he is disappointed with his race because he thought he'd “lose more” with his MotoGP British Grand Prix penalty than he did, ...

“We made a mistake but that’s the problem. “But just when we are behind some riders, my rear tyre got super-hot and we don’t understand why… “It’s just a nightmare.

The Ducati rider boosts his title hopes by fending off late pressure from Viñales in a Silverstone classic.

Martin therefore finished fifth and Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) came from Row 5 on the grid to claim sixth at the chequered flag, while Rins faded to seventh in the end. It would be Bastianini who finished fourth when he prised the position from ‘The Martinator’ – his rival for the factory team seat in 2023 – on the final lap at Brooklands. Still, just 0.3 seconds separated first and second at the start of the 20th and final lap, but when Viñales was wide through Stowe and Vale also, Bagnaia had the breathing space he needed to clinch a 0.426-second victory. In the Championship standings, Quartararo is now 22 points up on Aleix Espargaro, but Bagnaia has closed to 49 points off top spot. Meanwhile, Viñales and Martin had been chopping and changing in the battle for fourth position until the former completed a decisive move on Lap 16 at Village. He wasted no time dealing with Rins, however, overtaking the Suzuki for third place exactly a lap later. The Spaniard went down the inside of Miller at Copse at the start of Lap 8 but ran wide on exit and had to get back into file behind the Ducati Lenovo Team entry. Village was proving a popular location for ‘Top Gun’, who passed Miller for second there on Lap 18, at which point he faced a 0.6-second deficit to Bagnaia. On Lap 19, he made yet another attempt at an overtake at Village, but this time could not make the move stick. Zarco had a great shot at finally clinching a maiden MotoGP™ race win, but disaster struck when he folded the front and crashed at Vale on Lap 5. Zarco had grabbed the holeshot from pole position and Quartararo made it a French one-two when he jumped well from Row 2, as the factory Ducati duo of Miller and Bagnaia took up third and fourth respectively. Bagnaia became the new race leader on Lap 12 at Stowe and Miller made it a factory Ducati top two when he got underneath Rins at Village on Lap 14. Viñales, though, was into the top five when he overtook Quartararo on the Hangar Straight on Lap 9. Pole-sitter Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing), however, was one of two retirements after he crashed while leading.

It was a clean start from MotoGP pole-sitter Johann Zarco in British GP at Silverstone on his Pramac Ducati as Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo slotted in second from ...

Oliveira came through to sixth after passing both Rins and Quartararo late in the race. The podium places started to shuffle when Vinales passed Miller for second with two laps to go. Bastianini started to gain after passing Quartararo for sixth, as Oliveira passed Espargaro for eighth. Miller took the lead from Rins and Bagnaia, with Quartararo just behind him as Vinales started to get into pressure from Martin. Quartararo was sixth from Mir, Bastianini, Espargaro and Oliveira in the Top 10. For once, Quartararo looked to retake the podium but Martin had other ideas behind him.