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Sepang MotoGP test: Petrucci leads Ducati onslaught with new lap record

Factory Ducati new-boy Danilo Petrucci shattered the Sepang MotoGP outright lap record before then shattering his bike as he crashed unhurt at turn five on his first lap with a new aero package. Petrucci managed a 1’58.239 to go half a second faster than Jorge Lorenzo’s previous best, set last season, but did it with the 2018 aero package before trying the upgraded version. The Italian was the third rider to use a new and revolting triple-scoop affair after Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller but only made it through four corners before he went down. Six riders in total were all below Lorenzo’s 2018 benchmark with reigning Moto2 champion Pecco Bagnaia in second place, Miller in third...
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