Binder fastest in opening practice as Bagnaia crashes

Unlike in previous years, there was no testing held on the Losail International Circuit ahead of this weekend’s season-opener.

And with FP1 being held in daylight, FP1 was largely an exercise in track cleaning – though lap times were fairly solid for the conditions.

There was early drama for RNF Racing rookie Darryn Binder – who makes his MotoGP debut straight from Moto3 this…