While Maverick Vinales joined his fellow riders in supporting the decision to cancel Sunday’s Australian MotoGP Sprint on safety grounds, he felt they should have done a sighting lap as a final check of the track conditions.
Brad Binder led a factory KTM 1-2 while reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia suffered a disastrous Practice 2 as he missed out on an automatic Q2 spot.
Fabio Di Giannantonio says the rumours surrounding six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez and his Gresini Ducati seat made it difficult to fully focus on racing.
Maverick Vinales admits he’s fully focused on Aprilia and that he will see out his current MotoGP contract with the Italian manufacturer, despite rumours of a switch to Honda.
Francesco Bagnaia produced a world champion's performance in Mandalika as he went from 13th to victory at the Indonesian MotoGP, while title rival Jorge Martin crashed from the lead.