Francesco Bagnaia will be looking to build on an opening weekend that saw him claim a second career podium and first for the factory team.  Bagnaia also set a new lap record around the Losail International Circuit during qualifying, as he became the only rider to ever lap under the 1m 53s barrier. .  The Italian led more laps than anyone during the race, and it wasn’t until 7 laps remaining that Bagnaia lost the lead to eventual race winner Maverick Vinales.  The 2018 Moto2 champion cited a ‘wrong strategy’ of pushing too hard at the beginning which cost him the opportunity to keep pace with Vinales. But looking ahead to the second race in Doha, Bagnaia is hoping to learn from the...
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