So in fact, a big part of the weekend is happening here, now. The crowd is huge in the stands. The weather has a lot to do with it, the reputation of the circuit does the rest, Zarco, Marini, Quartararo, Acosta, Mir, Rins, Miller, Diggia, Bezzecchi are there, it’s huge and there are only two places! Diggia and Acosta are the first qualifiers for Q2… Quartararo three. Everyone is on Soft rear; Bezzecchi crashes! Acosta takes the lead, ahead of Quartararo, it would be so close… But he is beaten by Diggia on the last lap while Acosta is going to ruin his good bike a few hundred meters from the finish. Acosta and Diggia go to Q2. Vinales is on hard front, everyone is on double Soft. Except Acosta on Medium rear. Bagnaia sets a lap record; immediately beaten by Martin! Humiliation reflex? It’s a huge stimulus. Alex Marquez, in great shape, is third, ahead of his brother. Of course, Bagnaia takes back the track record, three tenths ahead of Martin. My title is becoming clearer, there is no more racing… Marc Marquez falls heavily, he will start eight. Failed qualifying. Martin tries to come back on the last lap, missed by 81 thousandths. Bagnaia continues on his stellar and solitary streak… The top ten: Bagnaia, Martin, Vinales, Alex Marquez, Espargaro, Diggia, Marc Marquez, Morbidelli, Binder, Acosta. Moto3 Q1 sends Rueda, Bertelle, Esteban and Suzuki to Q2. Then the huge Assen crowd awaits their hero Veljer… He is in the lead when he falls, horrible highside! Pole for Piqueras, ahead of Furosato (Honda) and Veljer. As for Alonso, who fell heavily in the morning, he is thirteen. Same in Moto2, where Roberts had to withdraw in the morning, with a broken collarbone. GP screwed… Season screwed? Roberts hopes to be able to ride on Sunday. Another title already foregone? Garcia is 23 points ahead of Ogura. Assen is definitely a star-swallower! For the Moto2 pole, the track temperature is 49 degrees. Garcia is the favorite but it is Aldeguer who takes pole, ahead of Ogura and Garcia. Aldeguer, recruited by Ducati for 2025, is sixth overall with a 59-point deficit! It is certain that Pramac does not lose much by switching to Yamaha!
