Andrea Dovizioso started the French Moto Grand Prix at Le Mans in fine style as a late lap saw him top a competitive FP1 from Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo. Coming off a disappointing round in Jerez, Dovizioso spent much of the session on top as the gains made at Ducati's official test at Mugello a week before this event were visible for all to see. Using the soft rear tyre – Ducati's harder option this weekend – Dovizioso set a time of 1m 34.034s in the middle of a quick three-lap run to lead Marquez's Repsol Honda by 0.246s at the end of the session. Behind Marquez, Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow and early leader Pol Espargaro were separated by just five hundredths of a second, indicating a...
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