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Pedro Acosta reaches down and throws something from the seat of his GASGAS machine.
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Two riders, two rounds and 17-points.
That’s the MotoGP title situation with reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia reducing Jorge Martin’s advantage heading into this weekend’s Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang.
Beaten to third in the Buriram Sprint, Bagnaia responded in style to claim his ninth grand prix victory of the season in last Sunday’s soaking Thai MotoGP.
The Italian now arrives at one of his favourite circuits eager to take another bite out of Martin’s lead ahead of the Valencia finale.
Bagnaia, winner of the 2022 Malaysian GP and third behind team-mate Enea Bastianini and Gresini’s Alex Marquez last season, was fastest in February’s Sepang pre-season test.
However, Martin, fourth at Sepang last season, was just 0.172s behind.
Wet weather could again add to the title drama with rain forecast to make an appearance throughout the weekend.
This weekend will also see the MotoGP return of Andrea Iannone, who joins VR46 in place of the injured Fabio di Giannantonio.
Iannone, who won a race in his debut WorldSBK campaign this season, will be riding at the same track where his failed anti-doping test in 2019 eventually led to a four-year ban.
FP1 starts at 10:45am local time (2:45am UK) followed by Practice, which decides the top ten riders with direct Qualifying 2 access, at 3pm.
01 Nov 2024
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All riders on medium front and hard rear slicks.
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Green lights on and FP1 begins.
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This morning will also see Andrea Iannone's first MotoGP laps since 2019. The Italian, who served a four-year anti-doping ban before winning a race on his return to racing in WorldSBK this season, is replacing the injured Fabio di Giannantonio at VR46 Ducati.
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While this morning's MotoGP session is set to be dry, aside from a few damp patches, more rain is forecast for the afternoon.
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Good morning from Sepang in Malaysia where the Moto2 class are in the final stages of their opening practice session.
After earlier rain, conditions are dry, hot and humid.
MotoGP FP1 starts at 10:45 local time, which is in 15-minutes.
