Bradley Smith ended a difficult first day in Jerez with the 16th fastest time but he remains hopeful overnight changes will allow him to push the MotoGP top ten in FP3. Experimentation with both bikes on Friday morning and afternoon meant Smith was unable to string more than three or four laps together. Nevertheless, from the information he gathered he is confident that the softer option rear tyre will be the tyre of choice on Sunday. “I think the soft is good to race,” he said. “I mean it's going to move around a little bit but it grips. The hard tyre moves around but it doesn't even grip. I'd rather have a bit more movement and have grip than have a more stable bike and not do the...
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