Bradley Smith made an encouraging start to the Japanese MotoGP as he ended the day fifth fastest after setting his best time using the harder option Bridgestone rear. Smith made a solid start to the day after completing FP1 fourth fastest on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 M1 at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, lapping in 1m 45.888s. The 24-year-old improved his time to 1m 45.250c in the afternoon on the harder rear after spending time at the beginning of the session evaluating the soft compound. “Firstly, I enjoy coming to Motegi because it is always good fun due to the Japanese fans and seeing the amount of passion that they have for MotoGP. With regards to today, things were very positive for...
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