PICTURES: Downpour delays Free Practice 2 at the Malaysian MotoGP

A torrential rainstorm has interrupted Moto2 Free Practice 2 at the Malaysian Grand Prix, in turn forcing a delay to the MotoGP session.
Safety car, MotoGP, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October
Safety car, MotoGP, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October

UPDATE: Moto2 FP2 has restarted, with MotoGP FP2 set for a new start time of 16:10.

The rain not only means 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Brad Binder's m🍒orning time is set to remain unbeaten but leaves new MotoGP title leader Francesco Bagnaia currently out of direct ⛎access for Qualifying 2.

Baꦏgnaia, who can win the 2022 title this weekend, was eleventh fastest this morn♔ing, having elected not to fit a new tyre at the end of the session.

Nearest title rival Fabio Quartararo, now 14 points behind the Ducati rider, also snubbed new rubber but had been quickest for most of the 45-minutes on his way to seventh and&nb🍒sp;was the top rider on old tyres.

After a miserable morning in which technical issues and a fall left him with just five laps on track, the weather means third-in-the-standings Aleix Espargaro probably won't get a chance to improve on his lowly 20th position and would thus join the likes of Bagnaia in crossing his fingers for a dꦍry Saturday morning to avoid a nervous trip to Qualifying 1.

Onceﷺ the conditions improve, Moto2 will haveꦓ 22 minutes to run, before MotoGP FP2 can begin.

Thunderstorms remain a threat for the𒅌 rest of 🐓the weekend.

See below for🍷 more pictures of the co🌠nditions. 

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Safety car, MotoGP, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October
Safety car, MotoGP, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October

Rain, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October
Rain, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October

Rain, MotoGP, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October
Rain, MotoGP, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October

Rain, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October
Rain, Malaysian MotoGP, 21 October

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