Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46
Kalex) came home sixth after
serving a long-lap penalty for po-
sitioning himself in front of riders
who were doing practice starts at
the end of FP2.
Early race leader Joe Roberts
(Italtrans Kalex) slipped back to
seventh at the flag, the American
finishing ahead of Jorge Na-
varro (Flexbox HP40), Filip Salac
(Gresini Racing Moto2) and Bo
Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandal-
ika Sag Team).
ROUND 12 / AUGUST 5-7, 2022
SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT / TOWCESTER, UK
P70
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
miserable time at Repsol Honda
this year, a season which he de-
scribed as "going from paradise
to hell in a couple of races." "My
future is clear," he said on Thurs-
day. "So, I have signed already
for the next two years, so in the
next races, we will announce. But
about that, I'm quite happy."
SILVERSTONE
LONG LAP
Fabio Quartararo and Aleix
Espargaro may both have agreed
the Long Lap Penalty handed
to the Frenchman for his mis-
demeanor at the Dutch TT was
incorrect. But the opinion of the
pair differed when it came to the
penalty itself. Silverstone's Long
Lap Penalty Lane, situated on the
outside of turn 13, is one of the
shortest of the year. Quartararo
repeatedly practiced taking this
route on Friday, which led his title
rival to posit that it isn't much of
a penalty at all. "It will look like
I'm saying it because my rival will
have to do a long-lap penalty…
but it's a joke," Espargaro said.
"You lose eight-tenths. You see
that—he was trying today, and you
lose eight-tenths. We have to be
more professional on this."
Briefly...
Fabio Di Giannantonio (49) lost
out to Raul Fernandez (25) in
the battle not to be last.
