There were more than a few eyebrows raised when it became clear that Hafizh Syahrin had moved into pole position for the vacant Monster Yamaha Tech3 ride. But by the end of a debut test in Thailand, the 23-year-old had silenced his doubters. Making history as the first Malaysian in MotoGP, Syahrin finished 21st out of the 24 riders, just 1.756s from fastest man Dani Pedrosa (Honda). Syahrin's only 'blip' came when he was caught out by a lack of experience with the Michelin tyres and fell on his first lap after lunch on day two. A similar fate befell former Moto2 rival and fellow rookie Franco Morbidelli. But the positives vastly outweighed that negative - and who would have believed...
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