Mugello - Performa Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) di latihan bebas pertama (2/6) menguatkan bila pembalap Italia ini bakal tampil habis-habisan, selain memperlebar jarak angka di klasemen, juga jadi gengsi tersendiri bila berhasil jadi juara di Mugello.
Apalagi untuk kategori kelas medioker MotoGP, yaitu Moto2 terakhir pembalap Italia berada di puncak podium GP Italia Mugello adalah Andrea Dovizioso (2012).
Selanjutnya pembalap bukan asal Italia yang menjadi juaranya, Scott Redding (2013); Tito Rabat (2014-2015) dan Johann Zarco (2016).
Tentu fanatikan Italia berharap Franco Morbidelli mampu memecahkan paceklik pembalap tuan rumah di kelas medium MotoGP tidak pernah menang di Mugello.
Setidaknya harapan Franco Morbidelli jadi juara Moto2 Mugello sudah ada dengan menjadi yang terkencang di latihan bebas pertama. (otomotifnet.com)
HASIL LENGKAP LATIHAN BEBAS PERTAMA (FP1)
1. Franco Morbidelli, EG 0,0 Marc VDS/Kalex, 1:52,568
2. Mattia Pasini, Italtrans Racing Team/Kalexv1:52,615
3. Alex Márquez, EG 0,0 Marc VDS/Kalex, 1:52,787
4. Takaaki Nakagami, IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia/Kalex, 1:52,850
5. Simone Corsi, Speed Up Racing/Speed Up, 1:52,989
6. Miguel Oliveira, Red Bull KTM Ajo/KTM, 1:53,143
7. Thomas Lüthi, CarXpert Interwetten/Kalex, 1:53,410
8. Isaac Viñales, BE-A-VIP SAG Team/Kalex, 1:53,503
9. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Forward Racing Team/Kalex, 1:53,510
10. Francesco Bagnaia, SKY Racing Team VR46/Kalex, 1:53,590
11. Sandro Cortese, Dynavolt Intact GP/Suter, 1:53,644
12. Marcel Schrötter, Dynavolt Intact GP/Suter, 1:53,688
13. Axel Pons, RW Racing GP/Kalex, 1:53,722
14. Xávi Vierge, Tech 3 Racing/Tech 3, 1:53,770
15. Yonny Hernandez, AGR Team/Kalex, 1:53,867
16. Luca Marini, Forward Racing Team/Kalex, 1:53,869
17. Hafizh Syahrin, Petronas Raceline Malaysia/Kalex, 1:53,934
18. Dominique Aegerter, Kiefer Racing/Suter, 1:54,055
19. Danny Kent, Garage Plus Interwetten/Kalex, 1:54,078
20. Brad Binder, Red Bull KTM Ajo/KTM, 1:54,112
21. Andrea Locatelli, Italtrans Racing Team/Kalex, 1:54,318
22. Fabio Quartararo, Pons HP40/Kalex, 1:54,362
23. Jorge Navarro, Federal Oil Gresini Moto2/Kalex, 1:54,423
24. Remy Gardner, Tech 3 Racing/Tech 3, 1:54,466
25. Jesko Raffin, Garage Plus Interwetten/Kalex, 1:54,489
26. Edgar PonsvPons HP40/Kalex, 1:54,562
27. Xavier Siméon, Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2/Kalex, 1:54,985
28. Stefano Manzi, SKY Racing Team VR46/Kalex, 1:55,158
29. Augusto FernandezvSpeed Up Racing/Speed Up, 1:55,609
30. Tetsuta Nagashima, Teluru SAG Team/Kalex, 1:55,747
31. Federico Fuligni, Forward Junior Team/Kalex, 1:55,913
32. Khairul Idham Pawi, IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia/Kalex, 1:56,321
33. Tarran Mackenzie, Kiefer Racing/Suter, 1:56,564