Alex Rins became the first man to break Fabio Quartararo’s stranglehold on pre-season running so far as the final Qatar test got underway, the Suzuki man heading team-mate Joan Mir. Third fastest at the end of day one was the leading factory Yamaha of Maverick Vinales, the Spaniard heading Danilo Petrucci on the factory Ducati. The Ducati outfit displayed a radical new adjustable ride height device that allows its riders to lower the rear of the bike on the straights-improving aerodynamic efficiency- before righting itself on entry to the next corner to maximise cornering speed. It was a day of data gathering for its riders though-Petrucci’s time coming with a final time attack run in...
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