Ecstar Suzuki's Amdrea Iannone has finished the opening day of MotoGP practice at the top of the timesheets, using the soft Michlein rear tyre to set a 1'46.735 in a session that was red-flagged twice. The first stoppage came when Ducati test rider Michele Pirro suffered an enormous crash at the end of the start/finish straight. The Italian flew 15 feet in the air at 300km/h and was knocked unconscious but team principal Paolo Ciabatti confirmed his injuries are not serious and he has been take to Florence Hospital. Team-mate Andrea Dovizioso caused the second red flag when his GP18 left go as it crossed the line just minutes after he had set an all-time MotoGP top speed record. More in a...
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