Francesco Baganaia maintained his strong showing from Friday’s practice to finish at the top of the charts once again in the final MotoGP Malaysia practice session.
The double reigning MotoGP champion continued to dominate proceedings at the Malaysian Grand Prix as the Italian posted the fastest lap time of 1.58.658s.
The closing stages of the session saw Bagnaia and the incumbent championship leader Jorge Martin playing consistent mind games with each other.
Though the Pramac rider rounded off the session in second place and finished as Bagnaia’s closest challenger, a multiple-lap stint saw both riders bin off their best lap times to ensure neither rider gained an advantage heading into the qualifying session.
Martin’s last three runs, in particular, saw the Spaniard lapping faster than Bagnaia’s best lap but chose to abort in case Bagnaia discovered ways to gain any advantage with the data presented to him.
