Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez held sway on day one of the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island but expects a strong charge from factory Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo on Saturday. Marquez sealed the top spot in FP2 by 0.050s from Lorenzo in the dying moments of the session and has been encouraged by his performance in the opening free practice sessions, although the outgoing world champion says the handling of the RC213V is still far from perfect. “Today was a good day, we enjoyed and we improved the set-up, which was the most important. We did the correct steps and decide,” he said. “Still, tomorrow, we must improve a lot because it looks like Yamaha riders –...
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