Weather and wallabies cause chaos in early practice

There was chaos in the opening Moto2 practice session, with officers forced to red-flag the session as Victoria’s wild weather triggered four crashes in four minutes.

Strong winds actually blew the riders off monitor, with Zonta van den Goorbergh, Pedro Acosta, Alessandro Zaccone and Manuel Gonzalez all coming unstuck.

Czech rider Filip Salač could be listened to telling his crew, “It’s not possible.”

“Very odd in fact,” explained commentator Neil Morrison when analysing Acosta’s crash.

“Critical concerns listed here with chilly tyres. We have experienced four crashes, this is really bizarre. Goodness me.

“You would have to say the wind is blowing them off line, and at racing speeds that is rather dangerous.”

The session was capable to be resumed after a shorter delay, with championship chief Augusto Fernandez placing the swiftest time.

Thrill-in search of wallaby scares MotoGP riders

Earlier, Marc Marquez took advantage of the sturdy tailwind to established a new top rated speed document on the primary road, when he was clocked at 349.5 km/h, a mark that was equalled by Enea Bastianini later in the session.

Ducati rider Johann Zarco set the fastest time, just .091 seconds very clear of Australia’s Jack Miller.

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