“Magic modification” helped Morbidelli to Jerez MotoGP podium

The 2020 championship runner-up endured a torrid start to the year in Qatar, but was a factor in the Portimao podium battle in fourth two weeks ago.

At Jerez, having qualified second, Morbidelli struggled to run the pace of Yamaha stablemate Fabio Quartararo and eventual winner Jack Miller early on.

But an arm-pump issue for Quartararo offered Morbidelli a podium shot, with the Italian…