Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo led day one of the opening MotoGP test at Malaysia’s Sepang circuit on Monday, with the reigning champion posting a time just shy of the two-minute mark. Team-mate Valentino Rossi jumped up to second in the final hour of the session, demoting Honda’s Dani Pedrosa to third just as the rain arrived, bringing the opening day to a close 20 minutes early. With two hours of the session remaining, a fall at Turn 4 for Aspar’s Eugene Laverty brought out the red flags. The 29-year-old is believed to have suffered a right-hand fracture after his throttle stuck open, though the exact cause is as yet unknown. The incident will likely rule Laverty out of...
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