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The pace hots up in the desert as MotoGP™ gets back on track, with two familiar names beating the lap record at Losail International Circuit
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
After two days off, Wednesday welcomed the grid back down to business in Doha as the third day of official MotoGP™ testing got underway… and it was an absolute scorcher. The all-time lap record at Losail International Circuit fell first courtesy of Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), but late on Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) hit back to go even quicker. The Australian stormed his way to a 1:53.183 to finish 0.080s ahead, making that a new – although unofficial, since it’s testing – lap record. Maverick Viñales made it two Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP bikes inside the top three in P3, although a couple of tenths further back.
Shake-up sees fresh faces and alliances forming for 2021
It is only a matter of time before the MotoGP™ season kicks off in Qatar, with Losail hosting the first official test of the season earlier in the month, as well as Round 1 of the 2021 MotoGP™ World Championship in March. In a year which many hope that there will be a return to normalcy, it is no different for fans of the sport who wish to see it return to their home countries, sooner rather than later.
Following a condensed 2020 which saw premier class racing restricted to European destinations, this season sees a provisional return to global destinations in the Americas, Asia and Australia. It also sees a host of names jump between teams and classes which only whets the appetite for racing even further, as already there are plots developing as to how the season may unfold.