India, Feb. 8 -- On the last day of the Sepang pre-season test, four riders, headed by the reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia, set lap times in the 1m56s zone, thereby dominating the day. Although his record was broken on Wednesday, Bagnaia still managed to set the stage for the first 1-minute and 56-second laps of the venue during Thursday's opening hour thanks to the ideal grip. Despite many attempts by competitors to launch single-lap attacks, Bagnaia's remarkable record of 1m56.682s remained unbroken all day long.

On the Pramac Ducati, Jorge Martin-who had set the fastest time on the first day-came very close to surpassing Bagnaia, clocking 1 minute, 56.854 seconds. Third place went to Enea Bastianini, the factory Ducat...