Marquez brothers sizzle in practice for MotoGP season opener

AFP | Buriram
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Six-time world champion Marc Marquez was upstaged by his brother Alex in afternoon practice heading into the first race weekend of the MotoGP season at Buriram in Thailand yesterday.

Older sibling Marc, who has joined double world champion Francesco Bagnaia at the Ducati factory team, was fastest in morning practice in fierce temperatures.

The 32-year-old Spanish great looked poised to top the timesheets in the afternoon too, until Alex clocked a leading lap of one minute and 29.020 seconds on his Ducati late in the session.

That relegated the more acclaimed Marc into second by just 0.052secs.