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MotoGP Mugello: Mir tops Moto2 free practice, Lowes second

Joan Mir ended the first day of Moto2 free practice atop the timing sheets on the weekend his MotoGP future may be confirmed with Suzuki.

The Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider claimed his maiden Moto2 podium last time out in Le Mans and showed just why so many MotoGP bosses are after the 20-year-old. Mir, whose best time of a 1’52.124 was aided by a slipstream off Iker Lecuona, saw the Spaniard 0.112 seconds faster than second placed Sam Lowes.

Lowes looked confident on his Swiss Innovative Investors and was the fastest KTM at a circuit in which he claimed a podium his last time around in Moto2 back in 2016. Lowes’ time was just 0.001 seconds faster than that of World Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia.

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Fourth fastest was hometown hero Mattia Pasini. The Italian had led for a majority of the session however he was unable to improve late in the session once times started to tumble. Lorenzo Baldassarri was fifth fastest and ahead of rookie Romano Fenati and Luca Marini who were sixth and seventh respectively. With Andrea Locatelli was in eighth, rounding out a six Italians in a row from third to eighth.

Fabio Quatararo was ninth on his Speed Up machine with Alex Marquez rounding out the top ten. The Spaniard was the only one of the top ten not to improve his time in the afternoon session.

Miguel Oliveira was eleventh fastest just ahead of Simone Corsi, Marcel Schrotter, Hector Barbera and the returning Domi Aegerter who rounded out the top fifteen. Khairul Idham Pawi was 16th fastest and Brad Binder’s time of a 1’53.110 meant the top seventeen were all covered by less than a second.

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