Andrea Iannone, who confirmed last night he would be leaving Ecstar Suzuki at the end of the season, put a new soft rear Michelin to good use in the opening Mugello MotoGP practice to top the timesheets by a little more than half a second. The Italian's final lap of 1'47.253 was 0.550 quicker than Ducati test rider Michele Pirro who led for most of session on his GP18 on a track that hasn't got as much grip as usual, according to a few of the top runners, but that is most likely due to humidity in the valley. Pirro was fastest through the speed trap at more than 220mph… Pirro's Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso was third place, setting a 1'47.961 on his sixth lap of 16 with Maverick...
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