Jorge Lorenzo made all the headlines at Jerez on Friday by setting the pace in both practice sessions on the same day he agreed a one-year contract extension with Yamaha. The Spaniard was the class of the field in two contrasting sessions but the biggest news of all came during the lunch break when his place at Movistar Yamaha for 2016 was officially confirmed. Cooler conditions greeted the riders early on Friday morning for FP1 and Lorenzo’s fifth lap of the morning would ultimately prove the fastest, the two-time champion clocking a 1:39.174.  Jorge had enjoyed a half-second lead at the top of the leaderboard until Aleix Espargaro sprung up to second on the Suzuki, just half a tenth...
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