– Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa edged out Yamaha rival Jorge Lorenzo during Friday's first practice session for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans.Pedrosa clocked a best time of 1:34.042, just four hundredths up on Lorenzo, to finish a MotoGP session on top for the first time this season.Pedrosa's team-mate, Marc Márquez, was third, while Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone sandwiched Valentino Rossi's Yamaha.Pol Espargaró placed seventh, as he pushes to remain at Tech 3 Yamaha, which announced Jonas Folger as Bradley Smith's replacement earlier this week.Maverick Viñales, in contention to take Ducati-bound Lorenzo's ride, was the highest-placed Suzuki, with Loris Baz...
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