You will have to be convinced of this: see Alex Rins regularly in second place on the test timesheets this offseason, a few thousandths off the best time is not an accident. It is the result of a well-understood osmosis between a Suzuki at the forefront and a rider in full development. A great trend that the youngster's teammate Joan mir did not deny from the first laps of the evening wheels on a track of losail which will launch, in less than two weeks, the 2019 season...
« It was very good, I think we have a good rhythm » rejoices the GSX-RR official on motogp.com: ““ we tried things, including a new engine. We also confirmed all the things tried in Malaysia. I am satisfied and so is the team. We now need to make progress on certain things regarding electronics. But we can already do fast laps ».
Kidneys adds: " the new engine is not a big change. This is an improvement on every part of his behavior and performance. There's a little more power, and we have more top speed. But the important point is the new exhaust. The data gives us a better top speed with, this is important, because, in this respect, we are behind Honda Ducati and maybe even KTM ". His teammate and beginner Joan mir took eleventh place.
MotoGP, Qatar J1 Test: times
| 1 | 12 | Maverick Vinales | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.051 | ||
| 2 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:55.159 | 0.108 | 0.108 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.550 | 0.499 | 0.391 |
| 4 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati GP19 | 1:55.594 | 0.543 | 0.044 |
| 5 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.604 | 0.553 | 0.010 |
| 6 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati GP18 | 1:55.694 | 0.643 | 0.090 |
| 7 | 20 | fabio quartararo | Yamaha M1 | 1:55.772 | 0.721 | 0.078 |
| 8 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda RC213V | 1:55.943 | 0.892 | 0.171 |
| 9 | 44 | Pol Espargaro | KTM RC16 | 1:56.040 | 0.989 | 0.097 |
| 10 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda RC213V | 1:56.167 | 1.116 | 0.127 |
| 11 | 36 | Joan mir | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1:56.264 | 1.213 | 0.097 |
| 12 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:56.358 | 1.307 | 0.094 |
| 13 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:56.447 | 1.396 | 0.089 |
| 14 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha M1 | 1:56.511 | 1.460 | 0.064 |
| 15 | 63 | Francis Bagnaia | Ducati GP18 | 1:56.738 | 1.687 | 0.227 |
| 16 | 5 | Johann zarco | KTM RC16 | 1:56.770 | 1.719 | 0.032 |
| 17 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM RC16 | 1:56.891 | 1.840 | 0.121 |
| 18 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda RC213V | 1:56.921 | 1.870 | 0.030 |
| 19 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati GP19 | 1:56.932 | 1.881 | 0.011 |
| 20 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Ducati GP18 | 1:57.053 | 2.002 | 0.121 |
| 21 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Honda RC213V | 1:57.090 | 2.039 | 0.037 |
| 22 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:57.137 | 2.086 | 0.047 |
| 23 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | KTM RC16 | 1:57.459 | 2.408 | 0.322 |
