But this Saturday had a very special connotation for Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), who had distinguished himself the day before. From now on, the Niçois has indeed the 2020 M1, the one previously reserved for Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP). The priority was therefore to adapt to the latter, rather than going for a chrono at all costs – according to Wilco Zeelenberg’s own words; which did not prevent him from reaching … the top of the timesheet 40 minutes from the end! Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) was evolving for his part on a 2019 prototype provided with some evolutions, like this carbon swingarm; while the official drivers still had three motorcycles each: a 2019, a 2020 and another covered, wisely hidden under a sheet.
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