Valentino Rossi was left seven places and 0.6s behind title rival Jorge Lorenzo on day one of the Australian MotoGP. But the final Friday practice positions didn't reflect the true pace, with all eight riders ahead of Rossi fitting a new rear tyre in the closing stages of FP2 - including three competitors with access to the special Open class soft tyre. The world championship leader clocked a best lap of 1m 30.041s at the stunning Phillip Island circuit, putting the Italian 0.658s from Marc Marquez, with Lorenzo a fraction slower than the Honda rider. “Sincerely I was quite happy. My pace was not so bad. I was constant and also with the used tyre I as quite fast,” Rossi said. “I'm...
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