Marc Marquez narrowly beat Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa to set the pace in the second MotoGP practice session of the weekend in Argentina, as Honda got four bikes inside the top five. With track conditions improving from the earlier session, topped by Andrea Dovizioso, the riders wasted little time in beating the FP1 benchmark set by the Italian, Pedrosa doing so first with a 1m43.158s. That was immediately bettered by Marquez, who took the top spot with a 1m42.622s, before the two-time champion improved to a 1m42.523s and then to a 1m42.196s. With 20 minutes to go, Marquez then became the first man to dip beneath the 1m42s with a 1m41.898s, before setting the final benchmark for the...
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