Noon: Dovizioso at existing P1 as Qatar Take a look at begins

Italian sits much less than a tenth sooner than Viñales because the Bologna manufacturing facility test radical stir height adjuster on Day 1

After completing 19 laps thus a ways, Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso at existing tops the timesheets at the Official MotoGP™ Qatar Take a look at with a 1: 55.557. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) sits P2 with correct six laps on the board, with fellow Yamaha man Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) completing the high three.

Qatar Take a look at – Day 1: first laps heading within the fine route 22/02/2020

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On the midpoint of the hole day in Qatar, there’s one most well-known talking point: Ducati’s stir height adjuster. Ducati Team Manager Davide Tardozzi admitted to motogp.com that they’ve one fitted, which allows the riders to modify the stir height around the lap – no longer correct from a standing beginning. Preserve your eyes peeled to the Desmosedicis heading within the fine route and pay consideration to what the riders and team hierarchy insist on the subject in interviews posted on motogp.com.

The opening couple of hours was relatively peaceable at the Losail International Circuit, with the groups deciding to wait except later within the afternoon to begin doing their work. Now we’ve reached 16: 30 native time in Doha, every rider bar Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) has done at the least six laps. Alex Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) crashed after running into the gravel at Flip 7, with the Spaniard moreover running a brand novel front air consumption at some point of the hole stages.

Undergo in thoughts to tune in to After the Flag LIVE at 17: 30 CET for 90 minutes of reactions and interviews, apart from checking in to motogp.com to see interviews and highlights from Day 1 at the Losail International Circuit.

High 10 (as of 16: 30 LT):

1. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) – 1: 55.557

2. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.056

3. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 0.123

4. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) + 0.137

5. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.406

6. Pol Espargaro (Crimson Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing) + 0.512

7. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) + 0.522

8. Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.531

9. Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) + 0.619

10. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) + 0.753