IIIMY OWN RACE:
12 MAVERICK VINALES
1ST MOTOGP
"The race was especially good because
I had the opportunity to fight with
other riders, which is always impor-
tant," Vinales said. "It's been a while
since I last overtook so many riders in
one race. Early on in the race, I felt this
special feeling with the bike. Also in
FP4 when we did the race simula on I
felt fantas c and also in qualifying. I'm
very grateful, because winning is not
easy, so we are going to enjoy today.
For the coming race we will work and
try to improve again, because we know
our compe tors will also improve. I
just want to say 'congratula ons' to
the team, because we did a good job
this winter."
22 SAM LOWES
1ST MOTO2
"Honestly, the first one is always diffi-
cult because you have all the winter to
think about it," Lowes said. "Every me
you are training, or even if you can't
sleep at night, it's on your mind! It has
a massive build up. Then I crashed in
warm-up and the wind was different
MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 1 / MARCH 26-28, 2021
LOSAIL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / DOHA, QATAR
P54
Zarco leads Jack Miller and
Jorge Martin in the early
stages. The Australian, Miller,
tried to stay with the leading
group but slaughtered his
rear tire in the process,
eventually falling to ninth.
Martin's start was absolutely
flawless, as the rookie used
Ducati's holeshot device to
perfection by rocketing from
14th to fourth, but he would
eventually finish 15th.
