Vinales leads a damp opening practice for the Portimao MotoGP ahead of Rins and the returning Marc Marquez. Eight-time world champion Marquez was completing his first MotoGP laps since July 25, having been sidelined for the past nine months due to complications with his broken right arm, which eventually required three operations. The Repsol Honda star ran wide at the start of his first flying lap in 265 days, but was just +0.061s from the top by the end of his opening run. Marquez had dropped to 11th by the time he returned for a second and final run, and again ran wide at turn one, before moving to the top of the timesheets with 5mins to go. 2777662.0008.jpg Marquez led the...
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