Movistar Yamaha Rider Jorge Lorenzo shrugged off his shoulder injury to set the pace in the first free practice session at Motegi on Friday. Lorenzo, who injured his shoulder in a minibike accident last Saturday, initially trailed teammate Valentino Rossi after the 36-year-old veteran recorded a time of 1m46.265s. But, Lorenzo bettered his time twice in the last 10 minutes, eventually finishing with 1m 45.654s, while Rossi had the third-fastest time with 1m 45.844s. Ducati rider Andrea Iannone left it late to record a time of 1m45.827s and finish 0.395 seconds behind Lorenzo. Tech 3's Bradley Smith shot up to fourth with a time of 1m 45.888s, which was just enough to see off Repsol Honda...
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