Six-time MotoGP race winner around COTA, Marc Marquez, once agai💯n looks like the man to beat after dominating a wet/dry FP1. 

The sketchy conditions were not too d🔯issimilar to that of Friday at Misano two weeks ago - conditions that Marquez was again very strong in.  

The Repsol Hꦓonda rider got as far as two seconds clear of team-mate Pol Espargaro early on, before Johann Zarco reduced that margin to 1.3 seconds. 

It wasn’t until 25 minutes to go th💯at Marquez lost top spot as Miller went quicker by two tenths of a secon♑d. 

A dry line then started to appear with just over 15 minutes to ꧅go, however, it remained too wet for slick tyre🔯s to come out. 

While time attacks can’t exactly describe the f﷽inal few minutes, as the improved lap times that began coming in were simply an evolution of the grip out on track, Marquez, who changed fro⭕m soft wets to mediums significantly improved to go top by eight tenths.

Miller did respond by getting within two tenths of the eight-tim൲e world champion, but was unable to better the Spaniard🤪 in the end. 

𓂃There was a much needed return to form for Miguel Oliveira after a few tough rounds in Austria, Silverstone, Aragon and Misano. The KTM rider finished fourth.

Splitting Miller and Oliveira in third was Zarco who recently underwent arm pump 🍨surgery. 

The♏ French rider’s title bid has evaporated in recent races, however, the Pramac rꦏider could be set for a good weekend based on his pace in FP1. 

Fifth was Marquez’ team-mate Espargaro, while brother Alex Marquez moved up to sixth as th🍬e chequered flag came out. 

On the other side of the LCR Honda garage, Takaaki Nakagami suffered a late fall at turn 15, which was the only craꦍsh of the session.