Franco Morbidelli made it three different Yamaha riders to lead a practice session so far during the Malaysian grand prix weekend as he rocketed to the fastest time in FP3. The Italian banged in a 1:58.7 on his final FP3 effort to secure the top spot-a time just over a tenth slower than team-mate Fabio Quartararo’s lap record from Friday-to lead the Frenchman in the session despite sprinkles of rain in the closing stages. Quartararo could only manage a 1:58.977 in this session-0.401 slower than his Friday benchmark- and 0.216 down on his team-mate. Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales were next to guarantee themselves a Q2 spot with the third and fourth positions in the combined table...
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