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The strong and intense wind and the accident that the Portuguese suffered Miguel Oliveira (KTM RC 16), forced to cancel the fourth free practice sessions and the qualifying sessions of the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix in the Phillip Island circuit.

A total of nineteen pilots fully agreed to cancel the day and only three considered that they were within the limits of what was permissible but could continue, one of them the Spanish Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda RC 213 V).

In the fourth free practice, in which all the drivers prepare the classification and even the race strategy, the Portuguese Miguel Oliveira (KTM RC 16) suffered a spectacular and sharp fall in the very fast curve one of the end of the straight, pushed by the wind, which left him lying in the grass.

Oliveira had to be treated for the medical assistance of the route and transferred to the circuit clinic , where after a complete medical examination important injuries were ruled out.

And, once again, he had to show red flag during the session , and again for a reason very similar to that of free third parties, when flying some of the components of the board of one of the teams and falling in full goal line.

At that time in the time table Marc Márquez was again the fastest , followed by Maverick Viñales (Yamaha YZR M 1) and with a surprising Pol Espargaró (KTM RC 16) third.

That moment was used by the Directorate of Career to call, unusually although taking advantage of the circumstances, all the pilots to an extraordinary meeting , worried about the mishap suffered by Oliveira, to know first hand the conditions of the track by the intense reigning wind In those moments.

Once the versions of all the pilots present in the category have been heard, the decision was not long in coming and it was decided to cancel the rest of the day waiting for an improvement of the time for the Sunday day, in which the schedules could be completely altered to try to play the first and second classification before those known as "warm up" or free training prior to the start of the races.

Until that moment the dominance of the weekend had corresponded to the Spanish pilot of Yamaha Maverick Viñales , while in the free quarters it was the world champion Marc Márquez who had the best time and the Frenchman Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha YZR M 1) was he could see him limping ostensibly but at a good level and with a crutch to help him move outside the workshops.

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