But Vinales had done 68
laps on the first day, in be-
tween drizzly patches, and
Marquez 69. On the second
day, Vinales did only 15, and
Marquez 14. With the rain
worsening through the after-
noon, the session was red
flagged early, by when most
a second off Marquez, but with
33 laps to his credit. Only 10 of
those were in the dry, but one
focus was working with his new
ex-Moto2 crew chief, David
Munoz.
Conditions meant frustration
for those with urgent work on
prototype chassis and en-
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(Left) Maverick
Vinales heads
a hurting Marc
Marquez. It's
now time for
a well-earned
rest for MotoGP.
(Below) Bradley
Smith had plenty
of work to do
and leads Franco
Morbidelli.
Fabio Quartararo
rounded out the year in
fourth at Jerez.
of the teams were already
packed up and ready to leave.
Some riders had completed
only a handful of laps. The
workload on day two fell on
Aprilia test rider Bradley Smith,
busiest of all with 43 laps; then
the rookies. Repsol Honda's
Alex Marquez essayed 36,
Red Bull KTM rookies Brad
Binder clocking up 35, getting
wet time on their new bikes. All
three were at the bottom end
of the time sheets.
Valentino Rossi was also
hard at work, placing 10th, half
gines, which meant everyone
except Aprilia, and likewise for
Michelin, who had hoped for
more time to test new 2020
fronts, as well as a new front
compound (for factory teams
only) of a 2021 prototype.
Yamaha riders were testing
new chassis and engine up-
grades, offering improvement
in the top speed deficit but,
according to both Monster En-
ergy factory riders, not enough.
Petronas riders Quartararo and
Morbidelli also tried the latest
engine. The outward difference
