New father Vinales puts Yamaha fastest during FP1 for the Italian Grand Prix, the first competitive MotoGP session held at Mugello since 2019. Zarco jumped to a late second place to split the inline four-cylinder domination, albeit after a slipstream on his final lap. 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 last July, is taking part in his fourth event since returning to MotoGP action. The official MotoGP top speed record is 362.4km/h (225.2mph) set by Zarco in Qatar earlier this year....
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