Andrea Dovizioso completes a Friday practice sweep for Ducati at Mugello. Aleix and Pol Espargaro have both undergone surgery since Le Mans: Aleix for a thumb ligament injury and Pol for arm pump problems. Andrea Iannone has been diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his elbow, in addition to the dislocated left shoulder from his Mugello testing fall. Ducati development rider Michele Pirro is competing as a wild-card this weekend, while Aprilia's seamless shift gearbox is making its grand prix debut. Hector Barbera set a new all-time MotoGP top speed record of 350.1km.h (217.8mph) this afternoon, beating the previous record of 349.6km/h (217.2mph) by Iannone at last year's Italian... 1....
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