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Is the imperfect bike the real Misano MotoGP threat?

Fabio Quartararo branded the Suzuki the "perfect" bike and admitted to being worried by it ahead of this weekend's Emilia Romagna GP. But, after Friday's MotoGP practice, the real threat still looks like it comes from the Frenchman on the imperfect bike

Lewis Duncan Sep 18, 2020, 3:43 PM

MotoGP remains at Misano for its second race in a week, the wordy - but rather charmingly titled - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. And as you'd expect from a groundhog day practice at the same track where the riders have already completed four days' worth of running, it was a tight affair.

Just 0.071 seconds covered the top five on the combined times, with rookie Brad Binder demonstrating KTM's leap forward from a difficult San Marino weekend with a best lap of 1m31.628s ahead of Honda's great hope Takaaki Nakagami on the LCR bike.

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Author Lewis Duncan

Lewis Duncan is Autosport's International Editor and primary motorcycle racing reporter. A motorsport fan from a young age, Lewis became interested in journalism when he won the star letter competition in the February 2012 issue of F1 Racing Magazine. A member of the Autosport Academy from 2017, Lewis became a freelance motorcycle racing correspondent for Autosport in 2019 before becoming a full-time staffer in 2020 as International Editor.

While MotoGP coverage is his priority, Lewis also covers World Superbikes and road racing across the Motorsport Network, and hosts the Tank Slappers Podcast. He has also occasionally commentated on 750 Motor Club meetings. Away from motorsport, Lewis is a keen record collector with a collection unashamedly largely featuring Iron Maiden and Rush and an avid guitar player.