Stoner is the best in the Warm Up at Laguna Seca, with Lorenzo just a thousandth behind

After a one-hour delay, the MotoGP Warm Up has finally taken place at the American circuit of Laguna Seca. The poor weather conditions that have marked the entire weekend are making this GP the strangest of the season.

The fog we had yesterday during the third free practice session returned today, and it was even worse, which is why it was decided to postpone this session.

In the session we saw a Stoner, surely stung in his pride by what happened in yesterday’s qualifying, when he was robbed of pole at the last second, wanting to show that he is still very fast and that he won’t retire until the end of the season. As the saying goes: This dead man is very much alive!.

Jorge has always stayed behind, he has nothing left to prove in this session, he will start first in the race and there was no need to make major changes to the bike. He will surely bring out his hammer in the race and impose his pace.

In summary, the fastest was Casey with a time of 1:21.406, but Lorenzo finished just one thousandth off that time, adding even more fuel to the fire ahead of the race at the Corkscrew circuit. We must not forget the third-placed rider, Dani Pedrosa, who, after his victory a couple of races ago, has really got his act together and is only 147 thousandths off his teammate’s time.

Behind them are the two Tech 3 riders, Dovizioso and Crutchlow, who have been pleasantly surprising us this season and whom we should not rule out of the final podium. The tension currently present in MotoGP is leading the front runners to make mistakes.

In the CRT category, Randy De Puniet and Aleix Espargaró once again provide a surprise, placing themselves ahead of the satellite Ducatis of Abraham and Elías. This position is the result of the great work being done at Power Electronics Aspar. We will see when the engines arrive with a few more revs, similar to those used by Max Biaggi and Laverty in the SuperBikes championship, which could surprise more than one rival.

Many will be surprised by the position of Álvaro Bautista, fourteenth behind three CRT bikes, but one must bear in mind the crash he suffered today, which prevented him from improving his time.

Steve Rapp, who was running a wildcard entry at the circuit, will not be able to race, as he did not take to the track in this Warm Up due to technical problems. On top of that, he has no times within the 107% limit, so he will not be allowed to take part, a real disappointment for him and his team.

We will see how conditions change for the race. Ambient temperatures of 13°C and 16°C on track, combined with 98% humidity, are not ideal for riding motorcycles.