alex rins remained on cloud nine during the qualifications of the Qatar Grand Prix which he finished in a good sixth position. A second row which is his best performance since he has been in the category and a result all the more convincing as it is better than that of his much more experienced teammate Andrea Iannone. The latter, in fact, was content with eleventh place…
We should therefore not be surprised by the fact that Suzuki favors the renewal of the contract of its young 22-year-old colt rather than working on the renewal of the Italian… That being said, alex rins warns that his performance is not finished. He intends to be there tomorrow, Sunday, during a Grand Prix which promises to be particularly close. And he warns: he will play his card all the more, because he has nothing to lose...
Red had already reported it and Márquez, following it, confirmed it: the GSX-RR of Kidneys will be taken seriously: “ I'm very happy with how the weekend is going so far » how the Spanish. “ It's the best of my life in MotoGP. This sixth place is my best result in qualifying so far in the category. For the first time, I'm on the second line ».
So why stop there? “ I hope to have a good start and be able to follow the faster riders Zarco, Petrucci and Marquez to gain pace and experience. You will have to be quick from the first laps. I want to ride with them. Our bike is much better than last year. We have made a lot of progress. I'll try to make the most of it. Besides, I have nothing to lose ».
Kidneys has never won a Grand Prix title, nor in Moto3 nor in Moto2. But he learns quickly...
MotoGP #QatarGP Losail J.2: Chronos
| 1 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'53.680 | ||
| 2 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'53.882 | 0.202 | 0.202 |
| 3 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'53.887 | 0.207 | 0.005 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'54.072 | 0.392 | 0.185 |
| 5 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'54.074 | 0.394 | 0.002 |
| 6 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'54.339 | 0.659 | 0.265 |
| 7 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'54.368 | 0.688 | 0.029 |
| 8 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'54.389 | 0.709 | 0.021 |
| 9 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'54.431 | 0.751 | 0.042 |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'54.449 | 0.769 | 0.018 |
| 11 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'54.619 | 0.939 | 0.170 |
| 12 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'54.707 | 1.027 | 0.088 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1'54.634 | ||
| Q2 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'54.637 | 0.003 | 0.003 |
| 13 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'55.140 | 0.506 | 0.503 |
| 14 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | 1'55.169 | 0.535 | 0.029 |
| 15 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 1'55.258 | 0.624 | 0.089 |
| 16 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 1'55.273 | 0.639 | 0.015 |
| 17 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | 1'55.380 | 0.746 | 0.107 |
| 18 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 1'55.381 | 0.747 | 0.001 |
| 19 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'55.392 | 0.758 | 0.011 |
| 20 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'55.553 | 0.919 | 0.161 |
| 21 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'55.638 | 1.004 | 0.085 |
| 22 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'55.706 | 1.072 | 0.068 |
| 23 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 1'56.401 | 1.767 | 0.695 |
| 24 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | 1'56.545 | 1.911 | 0.144 |
