Barely got off his official Yamaha M1 after setting the second fastest time in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, Maverick Vinales didn't jump for joy, however, and explained it on the site's microphone. MotoGP.com.
Congratulations on second place here in Australia. We knew you were fast but you had difficulty in the fourth sector. What changed this afternoon?
Maverick Vinales : “well, the tires performed very differently this afternoon. In particular the second soft tire has greatly improved the behavior of the bike. But nevertheless, it was very difficult: the tires and the weather were different than during testing, so we couldn't help anything. In the end, we suffered a lot in terms of time, we did our best and we found direction a little during qualifying. But nevertheless, we have to improve a lot for tomorrow. »
#AustralianGP MotoGP qualifying ranking:
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'28.386 | ||
| 2 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'28.719 | 0.333 | 0.333 |
| 3 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'28.744 | 0.358 | 0.025 |
| 4 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'28.937 | 0.551 | 0.193 |
| 5 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'28.964 | 0.578 | 0.027 |
| 6 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'29.030 | 0.644 | 0.066 |
| 7 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'29.203 | 0.817 | 0.173 |
| 8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'29.271 | 0.885 | 0.068 |
| 9 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'29.321 | 0.935 | 0.050 |
| 10 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'29.429 | 1.043 | 0.108 |
| 11 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'29.496 | 1.110 | 0.067 |
| 12 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'29.546 | 1.160 | 0.050 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'29.346 | ||
| Q2 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'29.705 | 0.359 | 0.359 |
| 13 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'29.824 | 0.478 | 0.119 |
| 14 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'29.847 | 0.501 | 0.023 |
| 15 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'29.961 | 0.615 | 0.114 |
| 16 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'30.085 | 0.739 | 0.124 |
| 17 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'30.224 | 0.878 | 0.139 |
| 18 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'30.471 | 1.125 | 0.247 |
| 19 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'30.543 | 1.197 | 0.072 |
| 20 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'30.806 | 1.460 | 0.263 |
| 21 | 23 | Broc PARKES | Yamaha | 1'30.889 | 1.543 | 0.083 |
| 22 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'30.900 | 1.554 | 0.011 |
| 23 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'31.158 | 1.812 | 0.258 |
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