Reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Márquez concluded both Friday sessions at Silverstone in second place, behind Fabio Quartararo.
Márquez crashed at the start of FP2 at Turn 8, but was able to continue with the session and went on to set his best time with hard tyres.
Jorge Lorenzo returned to action 56 days after suffering an injury to his vertebrae. He ended the day in 22nd position, 3.6 seconds off the fastest rider.
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FP3 GP de Gran Bretaña 2019 – Declaraciones de los pilotos
As soon as I went out this morning.I felt like it was another track! I enjoyed riding it a lot more and I think so did everyone else. Last year we complained, but this year we have to say congratulations to the circuit because they did a great job.
The lap times are coming, we are working in a good way and did one very good lap. But as always the most important thing is that we keep trying everything we need to. I had a small crash in my first run in FP2 because I am pushing and I couldn’t quite save this one! Aside from this it was a very good day..
Today it has been a hard day, but I guess that little by little I will get my pace back and I will feel better on the bike. It’s been very tough, because I still feel a lot of pain in my back and I’m missing a lot of the habits of riding. I lost a lot of muscle mass and being on the bike is very physically demanding, so it makes it difficult to be competitive. Regarding the new surface, I’m very happy..