Marc Marquez heads into Saturday’s final practice session with a slight advantage over Jorge Lorenzo after topping the timesheets on day one at Phillip Island. The world champion edged ahead of Lorenzo in the closing minutes of FP2 but with a second covering the top 13 riders, there is still plenty to play for in FP3 with Q2 spots up for grabs. The morning session was disrupted by typically inclement weather on Phillip Island with Lorenzo finding a gap in the showers to go fastest and it looked as though he would complete a Friday double as he set the early pace in FP2. It wasn’t until the riders switched to softer rubber in the closing minutes that the Spaniard was threatened with Cal...
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