Fabio Quartararo led first practice for the Malayisan Grand prix at the Sepang International Circuit with a late flyer to deny team-mate Franco Morbidelli the top spot. Quartararo remained relatively quiet for the majority of the 45 minute session, deciding instead to focus on non-headline grabbing times as he bedded himself in to the tricky Malaysian venue. He began to push as the session entered its closing stages though, posting a 1:59.193 to decimate previous leader Valentino Rossi’s own effort by a mammoth seven-tenths. Morbidelli then pipped his team-mate to the head of the times by just 0.083 seconds later, before Quartararo would hit back shortly after with a new lap...
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