Maverick Vinales led the way in a wet opening practice session for the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island that also saw Fabio Quartararo suffer a violent tumble. The Australian circuit was soaked owing to constant rain that had continue to fall even prior to the Moto3 and 2 sessions, the tricky conditions being illustrated by the rapidly improving times as the riders continued to gain confidence. Vinales was the man on top after the first third of the session with a 1:39.165, before improving minutes later as the first of the session to dip below the 1:39 mark-his 1:38.957 the new benchmark. This is how it would remain, although Jack Miller and Marc Marquez would close in before the...
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