Reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez destroyed the Aragon MotoGP lap record by half a second to take pole position at the Spanish track but he was chased hard by title contender Jorge Lorenzo whose pressure prompted the Honda man to take to the track for a third run and a mistake a turn two saw Marquez lose the front and crash with only a minute left on the clock. Marquez and Lorenzo put in astounding laps to dominate proceedings. Marquez’ quickest of a 1’46.625, set using medium Bridgestones front and rear, marmalised his own record of 1’47.187 but Lorenzo was not to be outdone, putting in a 1’46.743 on his fifth lap while Andrea Iannone, riding with an injured shoulder,...
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