Maverick Vinales fights through from 11th to within touching distance of the race lead, but gets caught out behind Jorge Martin; 'The last 3 laps I was mad, I was going for it'
Maverick Vinales looks to make it two wins from two in Qatar, still has ‘the feeling’ of last weekend even though fast lap doesn’t come quite as easy in the second MotoGP practice session.
Valentino Rossi misses out on top ten during FP2. Says ‘Today my pace is more constant. But not fast enough’, ahead of qualifying for the Doha MotoGP Grand Prix.
Garrett Gerloff was the standout rider - a statement that has been uttered many a time since his debut in the championship last season, during the only Official WorldSBK test this week in Barcelona.
Valentino Rossi and his team have been pouring over Yamaha data since a disappointing debut race for Petronas in Qatar last Sunday, will 'try to follow another way' in this weekend's second round.
Maverick Vinales heads into the second MotoGP race of the season in Qatar as championship leader, but stresses that ‘we have to improve’ if he is to repeat the success this weekend.
Qatar MotoGP winner Maverick Vinales says he and new Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow 'have the same ideas, same kind of feeling on the bike, and this is fantastic'
Fabio Quartararo's podium hopes disappear aftre a big drop in tyre grip on his Monster Yamaha debut at the Qatar MotoGP; 'When Maverick overtook me, he was just in another league. He had much more grip than us'.
The season-opening Qatar MotoGP proves a race to forget for Petronas Yamaha team-mates Valentino Rossi and Franco Morbidelli, who are struck by different problems on their way to 12th and 18th places.
‘For sure I’ll be In the top 2 by turn 1’ - Jack Miller confident ahead of today’s opening MotoGP race of 2021, plans to use Ducati power to get ahead of Yamahas by turn one.