[kropotkin thinks...] - 2018 Jerez MotoGP FP1 Result: Andrea Dovizioso, Agent 0.007

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A sunny breezy morning welcomed the premier class to its first practice session on home ground. Birthday boy Jorge Lorenzo was an early leader but Marc Marquez stole his thunder after only ten minutes in the limelight by going a second fastest than the competition, throwing in a classic save in turn one for good measure. Cal Crutchlow quickly cut the gap in half and then went on to equal the world champion’s benchmark in the final 15 minutes. Their joint reign came to an end when Valentino Rossi fired into the lead by six hundredths of a second but that achievement was also short lived as Pol Espargaro chased the Italian straight into the lead.

But eventually, none of those riders got to keep the metaphorical trophy as Andrea Dovizioso snuck into the lead in the final few minutes by seven thousandths of a second.