Aleix Espargaro tops opening day of Qatar MotoGP test for Aprilia

Pre-season testing should have started back in February, but the escalating COVID-19 situation in Malaysia forced MotoGP to cancel this and confine all five days of running this winter to Qatar in March.
High winds and dust greeted the field at the Losail International Circuit, with the sub-optimal conditions meaning just nine riders took to the track in the opening hour of running.
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