Lorenzo may have gone to Ducati, but he seems to have forgotten a utensil in his now old box: his hammer. Because since Vinales replaced him, the MotoGP field continues to be hammered by the pace of the defector from Suzuki. His time on Thursday at Losail had knocked out the competition and the performance held up this Friday. For the next two days, no one doubts that he will want to drive the point home.
Step by step, Maverick Vinales extends its grip on MotoGP. For the moment, his journey in Qatar is perfect. Above the fray, he affects the morale of his direct adversaries, until he sees them as pillars, like a Márquez as if already resigned.
Even the fall now seems like a setback. On this one, the crew of a Red that he eclipses says: “ It's all my fault. I arrived fast and off course but still tried to take the turn. I know why I fell, so no worries ».
The evening was therefore beneficial for the Yamaha official: “ I think we can be satisfied. Our bike is at a good level, but we can still improve. We can still gain in consistency. The work today was focused on tire wear. For that, we prioritized lap times by doing series and I saw that I could hold on to 1'55 while the competition was running at 1'56. It's not bad because the track conditions were disastrous ».
« I try to be relaxed and just focus on my work. Apparently this is the right method.e ". So who can beat him again? Casa Particular in Viñales find a few: there are the Ducatis, Marc Márquez of course and we saw that Zarco was not far away. Iannone too. There are several other drivers. Tomorrow, we continue to give 100% like during FP1 and we will see ". At stake is his first pole position with the Yamaha. Then it will be Sunday...
FP3 ranking compiled by our friends at crash.net:
1. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 54.834s [Lap 17/17] 340km/h (Top Speed)
2. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
1m 54.848s +0.014s [16/17] 338km/h
3. Johann zarco ENG Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
1m 55.008s +0.174s [15/17] 341km/h
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 55.042s +0.208s [13/15] 348km/h
5. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.113s +0.279s [15/16] 344km/h
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 55.211s +0.377s [15/16] 340km/h
7. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 55.296s +0.462s [14/15] 343km/h
8. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 55.435s +0.601s [15/16] 345km/h
9. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)
1m 55.461s +0.627s [14/15] 349km/h
10. Alex Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 55.634s +0.800s [16/16] 345km/h
11. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 55.676s +0.842s [17/17] 347km/h
12. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
1m 55.713s +0.879s [13/14] 338km/h
13. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 55.790s +0.956s [15/15] 343km/h
14. Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.095s +1.261s [14/16] 346km/h
15. alex rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 56.249s +1.415s [16/17] 341km/h
16. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.617s +1.783s [14/15] 340km/h
17. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 56.662s +1.828s [9/14] 343km/h
18. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 56.692s +1.858s [14/17] 342km/h
19. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*
1m 56.854s +2.020s [11/13] 336km/h
20. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 56.935s +2.101s [4/15] 338km/h
21. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 57.005s +2.171s [12/12] 346km/h
22. Espargaro Pol ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 57.630s +2.796s [15/17] 340km/h
23. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 57.654s +2.820s [10/18] 337km/h
