Franco Morbidelli's Yamaha Petronas is the best bike in the first free practice session of the 2021 MotoGP season.
At Losail in Qatar, the Roman rider in 1'54''921 preceded with used tires an excellent Aprilia driven by Aleix Espargaro (+ 0'125) and Jack Miller's Ducati (+ 0'191).
Fifth time for the world champion on Suzuki Joan Mir (+ 0'334) while Valentino Rossi finishes ninth on Yamaha Petronas (+ 0'498).
Second round at 6pm. In Moto2 Bezzecchi (Sky VR46) is the leader of FP1, while Acosta is the fastest in Moto3.