Honda’s Espargaro tops FP1, Quartararo struggles in 16th

MotoGP last raced in Indonesia in 1997 at the Sentul circuit, while FP1 on Friday marks the Mandalika track’s first world championship racing action since November’s World Superbike finale.

The grid already has experience of Mandalika, having completed the final three days of pre-season testing at the track just over a month ago.

Since the test, Michelin has brought different rear…