John McPhee surprises in Argentina and leads a slow free practice in the Moto3 category

2023 Author: Nicholas Abramson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-09-01 00:14

John mcphee has achieved the best time in the free practice of the Argentine Grand Prix in the Moto3 category. The Scottish rider surprised by stopping the clock at 1: 49.892, 79 thousandths ahead of Italian Tony Arbolino. The two drivers were the only ones to drop from 1:50, so the pace is expected to be higher tomorrow.

Niccolò Antonelli He has completed the first three classified, among which no Spanish rider has managed to sneak in. To find the first one you have to go down to the sixth square, where Aron Canet has settled. The Valencian has been half a second behind McPhee's time, although he seems comfortably settled in the Q2 positions.

Canet, the best of the Spanish

The performance of Gabri Rodrigo. The Argentine driver was racing at home after a limping Grand Prix in Qatar due to his injuries. However, Rodrigo, much more recovered, has bite the bullet and climbed to fourth position, just two tenths behind the fastest.

Who has not had his day is the world leader, the Japanese Kaito Toba. As soon as the second session began, the winner of the Qatar race fell to the ground, losing a lot of test time. In the end, Toba managed to go out on the track and set the thirteenth time, which for the moment puts him in Q2 although he is far from assured.

Situation similar to that of Roman Fenati, which has only been able to finish in fourteenth place, even behind Toba, and right now it would close the Q2 area. The Italian has stayed one second from the best time and it will be necessary to see if he has been saving something, since in Losail He was the strongest and only his mistakes, and those of his team, deprived him of the victory.

As for the rest of Spaniards, it is necessary to mention the performance of Jaume Masiá. The Valencian led the first free practice session and in the second he finished eighth, being the second Spanish only behind Canet. Right behind Vicente Pérez finished ninth, and also in the Q2 zone are Raúl Fernández, tenth, and Marcos Ramírez, twelfth.

They will have to improve if they want to enter the fight for pole Sergio garcia, which in its debut was 20th. In spite of everything, a very good debut for a pilot of just turned 16 years old who, due to not having them yet, could not participate in Qatar. 25th was Alonso López, who does have a lot to improve. The last Spaniard was Aleix Viu, who replaced Albert Arenas after injuring his arm while training, who finished 28th.