Petronas SRT's Franco Morbidelli topped the second practice for the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix despite an early crash, with Avintia's Johann Zarco also recovering from a crash to finish second. Morbidelli took control of the timesheets in the opening five minutes of this afternoon's session, setting the initial pace at a 1m41.143s on his 'A-spec' SRT Yamaha. The San Marino GP race winner improved to a 1m40.672s on his follow-up tour, with his next effort of 1m40.573s standing as the benchmark for much of the session. Morbidelli carried on his run on the medium rear tyre, though it was halted with around 25 minutes of the session left to run after sliding off at the Turn 10 left-hander. The...
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