Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro narrowly edged out Alex Rins and Qatar race one winner Maverick Vinales to take top spot in FP1 at the Losail International Circuit.  Espargaro started the session as he ended it by going fastest, as he looks to build on Aprilia’s best performance in the MotoGP era from last weekend.  It was a tough start to proceedings for all the riders, as conditions were considerably hotter and more humid than at any point a week ago.  However, that wasn’t enough to stop lap times from being even quicker, with Espargaro going two tenths faster than the lap set by Franco Morbidelli this time last Friday. Espargaro was replaced at the top of the leaderboard on a few...
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