Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso topped the opening free practice session of the 2018 MotoGP season in Qatar ahead of Yamaha's Valentino Rossi. Dovizioso's teammate Jorge Lorenzo - who spent the opening session evaluating his GP18 without the aerodynamic fairing he used to great effect last season - was the early pacesetter with a 1:56.845s. Rossi – who signed a two-year contract extension with Yamaha on Thursday - deposed him just moments later, though the Ducati rider soon struck back with a 1:56.439s. About a minute later, reigning world champion Marc Marquez took over top spot. With 20 minutes to go, '17 runner-up Andrea Dovizioso shot to the top of the timesheets with a...
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