I lost one second (behind Maverick Vinales and Alex Rins) and that just stopped me being there with Marc (Marquez) and Jorge (Lorenzo), but that's the way it goes.
Alex RINS Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1'32.338 0.709 / 0.088
11. Dani PEDROSA Repsol Honda Team 1'32.369 0.
018
10
Alex RINS
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
Suzuki
292.2
2'12.504
2.349
11
Maverick VIÑALES
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
297.
the paddock was that Marquez, Dovi and Lorenzo would fight for the podium, with Petrucci, Crutchlow and perhaps Zarco or Rins lurking. Meanwhile, with the same two, and a suit from Yamaha corporate, pronouncing the Yamaha program "embarrassing" it may be
883
10
Alex RINS
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
Suzuki
305.5
1'24.227
0.986
11
Maverick VIÑALES
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
Yamaha
307.
Alex RINS Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1'24.939 1.109 / 0.001 (FP1)
15. Bradley SMITH Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1'
Would anyone attempt it?
Alex Rins was the first to test the waters, venturing out and then heading straight back in. Johann Zarco was the next,
which were a little bit on the electronics areas for more traction control and hopefully improve a bit on everything," Alex Rins said. "We did a small step on the front."
That remains an area which needs improvement
that the competition would be way closer than it has been, and that because other riders – Dovi, Maverick Viñales, Alex Rins – would be scarfing more points than usual, the ultimate winner would have fewer points available to him and would thus
Viñales and Alex Rins made it through Q1 without much heartburn. Bautista gave it the old college try, as dad used to say, but