Spain's Maverick Vinales on a Yamaha won a dramatic season-opening Qatar MotoGP on Sunday, finally beating off Andrea Dovizioso after the pair swapped the lead several times over the final seven laps.
The 22-year-old Vinales, who took all the headlines in pre-season testing as well as practice in Qatar, shrugged off a poor start from pole position under the desertRead more
Maverick Vinales confirmed his status as early favourite for the new world MotoGP championship by dominating night-time practice at Qatar on his Yamaha.
The Spaniard was fastest in Qatar where the season starts on March 26 just as he had been in previous test sessions in Barcelona, Sepang and Phillip Island in Australia.
On Sunday, Vinales clocked 1:54.330, beating theRead more
Yamaha's Maverick Vinales topped the timesheets on the final day Wednesday of the 2017 test season at Malaysia's Sepang circuit, ahead of team mate Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.
The Spaniard, who put in 72 laps, clocked 1min 59.368 seconds -- 0.138 seconds faster than reigning world champion Marquez on a Honda who put in 85 laps.
Italian Andrea Divizioso,Read more