– Yamaha's new recruit Maverick Viñales built on his pre-season form as he romped clear of his rivals during the opening practice session of the new MotoGP campaign in Qatar.Viñales led the way for the bulk of the session beneath the floodlights at Losail before Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo edged clear, prompting the younger Spaniard to respond to his Yamaha predecessor.Viñales clocked two rapid times on successive laps, his quickest a 1:54.316, which left him 0.596s of eventual nearest rival Marc Márquez, as he maintained the form he displayed during testing at the same venue.Dani Pedrosa finished a further three-tenths back in third, while Tech 3 rookie Jonas Folger was an...
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