NGM Forward Racing’s Aleix Espargaro stunned everyone at the Sachsenring on Friday, July 11, 2014, when he finished first in the free practice (1) session of MotoGP. While, defending Moto GP World Champion Marc Marquez got baffled with a fierce crash during the session and managed to finish sixth by using his spare bike. The unfortunate crash took place when Marquez was trying to enter into Turn 3 from Turn with lot of pace. Though, Marquez managed to avoid any serious injuries, but he was feeling some pain in his neck.
In spite of it, Marquez did not waste much time and grabbed his spare bike just 15 minutes after the crash to join all the riders on the track. In fact, at one point in time during race Marquez was able to reach second position, but he was not able to capitalize the situation and eventually crossed the chequered flag in sixth place. The 21-year old Repsol Honda rider was not the only rider, who crashed his bike, as Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team’s Bradley Smith also crashed his bike and not just once but twice during the practice session.
Luckily, Smith remained unhurt in both crashes, but unlike Marc he was not able to work his way up and finished in the 12th place. On the other hand, Movistar Yamaha Moto Gp riders, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentine Rossi managed to secure second and third place respectively in the session. At one stage it appeared as if Lorenzo is going to finish the session in first place. However, NGM’s Aleix was not in a mood to spare anyone has he outstripped Jorge in the final minutes and ended the session as winner.
Alvaro Bautista of Go&Fun Honda Gresini also had a great session in Sachsenring, as the Spanish rider finished the race before Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa at number five position. Whereas, local hero and LCR Honda MotoGP rider Stefan Bradl was able to seize seventh spot even after leading all the riders for a long time during the session. Pedrosa finished eighth, while Pramac Racing’s Andrea Iannone and Yonny Hernandez secured ninth and tenth spot respectively in order to round up the top ten.
The unusual result of the first practice session has raised the alarm for top riders, especially for Marquez and Pedrosa. Just as RiderWear has raised alarms for its rival stores by offering cool and high quality motorcycle accessories and clothing at cheap rates.
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