IIIMY OWN RACE:
12 MAVERICK VINALES
5TH MOTOGP
"For sure, the race didn't go as we ex-
pected, but I'm s ll quite happy, because
in the end this is a posi ve result," said
last week's winner Maverick Vinales. "I
was managing the res a lot at the begin-
ning so I could be stronger at the end. It
paid off, because at the end I was very
strong, especially the rear grip was good.
I just wish we would have had five more
laps. I know we have to improve some
areas, mainly my riding style. The most
important thing is that the bike has great
poten al, and we demonstrated this in
the last 10 laps. I was trying to overtake
and be stronger every lap. We tried, and
overall I felt it was a posi ve day, even if
the results didn't show our true poten al
for Qatar race two. S ll, I think fi h is a
nice result, and I fought back with all that
I had."
41 ALEIX ESPARGARO
10TH MOTOGP
"I cannot be happy with my posi on
because I believe we deserved be er,"
said Aleix Epargaro who had the second-
fastest lap me of the race on the Team
Gresini Aprilia. "The new RS-GP works
well. Accelera on is spectacular and I'm
able to push in braking. The only place
we suffered today was on the straight.
When I was behind the Duca s, I had
MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 / APRIL 2-4, 2021
LOSAIL INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / DOHA, QATAR
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