Two-time world champion Marc Marquez set the fastest time in Friday practice for the Grand Prix of Argentina, hammering home Honda's dominance as bitter rivals Yamaha struggled. Spanish rider Marquez, who won the 2014 race at this venue, clocked 1min 41.579sec with teammate and compatriot Dani Pedrosa 0.025sec off the pace. Maverick Vinales, on a Suzuki, was the third fastest. Defending world champion Jorge Lorenzo, who won the season opener in Qatar, could only manage a lowly 14th place at 1.24 sec behind Marquez on a day when temperatures rocketed to the mid-30s. The 28-year-old Lorenzo has always struggled at Rio Hondo, finishing fifth in 2015 and third last year. "The track is...
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