Aleix Espargaro handed Suzuki their first MotoGP pole position since Assen 2007 in a thrilling qualifying session at the Circuit de Catalunya. In a fairytale scenario for the returning Japanese manufacturer, Maverick Vinales backed up his teammate with second spot on the grid, edging out double champions Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez. The result shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone with Vinales topping FP3 this morning, following up his teammate’s blistering pace on Friday, but in the early stages of qualifying, the usual suspects rose to the top of the leaderboard. Lorenzo was the first to draw blood with quickest lap of the weekend on his very first attempt but by the time...
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