As if the riders didn't have enough to deal with at Phillip Island, the local wildlife is causing havoc. 👇 AustralianGP 9WWOS
There was chaos in the opening Moto2 practice session, with officials forced to red-flag the session as Victoria's wild weather caused four crashes in four minutes.
Strong winds literally blew the riders off track, with Zonta van den Goorbergh, Pedro Acosta, Alessandro Zaccone and Manuel Gonzalez all coming unstuck.Aleix Espargaró narrowly avoids a wallaby during practice for the Australian MotoGP. "Serious issues here with cold tyres. We've had four crashes, this is really bizarre. Goodness me.
"You'd have to say the wind is blowing them off line, and at racing speeds that is pretty dangerous." The session was able to be resumed after a short delay, with championship leader Augusto Fernandez setting the fastest time.Earlier, Marc Marquez took advantage of the strong tailwind to set a new top speed record on the main street, when he was clocked at 349.5 km/h, a mark that was equalled by Enea Bastianini later in the session..
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