Nakagami, who will start 15th on the grid, is the surprise leader of an ultra-close warm-up session for the Italian MotoGP at a sunny Mugello. Mir fell early in the session, while Marc Marquez was lucky to avoid an accident when Bagnaia had a moment just ahead of him and the Repsol Honda rider nearly hit his rear wheel. Oliveira was shown the black-and-orange flag due to smoke from his KTM. The top 19 riders were covered by less than one-second. Aleix Espargaro is riding for the first time since arm pump surgery. Injured rookie Jorge Martin is being replaced by Ducati test rider Michele Pirro. Marc Marquez, sidelined for nine months after complications to a broken right arm at Jerez...
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