Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo asserted his superiority over the field in third practice for the Czech Grand Prix at Brno, breaking his own record to lead the session by more than seven tenths. The Yamaha rider left it until the final two minutes of the 45-minute session to make his move, setting a scorching time of 1m54.791s - a full 0.198s quicker than his pole position time from last season, and the fastest-ever lap of Brno on two wheels. It came amid a late flurry of improvements by all the frontrunners, the first of which came from Suzuki's Maverick Vinales - who put himself on top with a 1m55.739s, swiftly backed up by a 1m55.604s with 1just over 10 minutes remaining. That...
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