Submitted by David Emmett on
#46 back at 40
The Qatar race turned into one of the closest in history, and a rerun of the Marquez vs Dovizioso battle from last year
On an exceptionally cool evening, Turn 2 turned into carnage...
Because it's the first left hander after a whole bunch of rights...
And once the track temperature dropped below 17°C, the dew started to form on the track, rendering it treacherous
Andrea Iannone's debut on the Aprilia was ... inauspicious
Fast in practice, but Danilo Petrucci couldn't put it together during the race
One of the most exciting prospects for this year, but Pecco Bagnaia was ruled out early when he lost the wings on one side of his Ducati
What's on his mind?
Not sure I'd bother
Bradley Smith had one of the wildcard rides he had negotiated at Qatar. But his bike was very different to the other Aprilias.
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