Another strategic master stroke for the #93 whilst two KTMs are behind as Acosta and Bastianini shine on Saturday

All 21 MotoGP riders covered by just 1.060s during warm-up at Brno - all three rear tyres on track, table shows differences in tyre age.

MotoGP: "In those moments you see everything black. Alex in Q2 after the crash doesn't surprise me, he is convinced he can fight for the title. Today I interpreted the track conditions well, but I have to keep my confidence in check.

As we entered the final 20-minute zone, Zarco was Marquez’s closest challenger, 0.4s down, with Quartararo, Martin and Bezzecchi the provisional top five. However, both Alex Marquez and Bagnaia were sitting outside the all-important top 10.