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On the first day of practice at the scorching-hot Dutch GP at Assen, Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi set the fastest MotoGP time. In Moto2, David Alonso topped the timesheets, while Australia's Joel Kelso led Moto3 — strong opening performances across the classes.
On a scorching-hot day one at Assen, Bezzecchi being fast makes sense, but the real story is Kelso topping Moto3. An Australian young rider going fastest in that brutal heat is impressive. Moto3 is exactly the proving ground for reaching the world's summit from here. Day one's time is proof of momentum. Whether he can carry it through to the race is worth watching.
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How does tire grip actually change in a race under extreme heat?
When track temperature rises, grip tends to drop, so nailing the setup should get harder.
Fastest in practice on day one, sure, but there's still plenty that could change by the race.
Australia's Kelso topping Moto3 — you can feel the next generation rising up.
Alonso topping Moto2, Kelso topping Moto3 — interesting how it's a different rider on top in each class.
Bezzecchi coming in dialed from day one even in the scorching heat — that's impressive.
Assen has this image of swinging between scorching heat and rain, extremes on both ends.
