The MotoGP riders present at Friday’s Safety Commission meeting were unanimously in favour of switching to the Formula 1 layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, it has been revealed. Following Luis Salom’s death in a crash at Turn 12 during Moto2 practice, it was decided that the remainder of the Catalan GP weekend should take place on the F1 variant of the circuit that bypasses Turn 12 with a chicane and features a shorter, sharper version of Turn 10. The new layout was first trialled on Saturday morning in an extended one-hour practice session, topped by Maverick Vinales – whose best time was around three seconds slower than the best time posted by Jorge Lorenzo on Friday...
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