Maverick Vinales is oozing confidence with the Ecstar Suzuki after setting the fifth fastest time during FP3 at the Qatar MotoGP on Friday. Vinales, who was touted as a major contender for Sunday's opening race of the new season under the Losail floodlights by Valentino Rossi on Thursday, was three tenths down on Ducati's Andrea Iannone after a lap in 1m 54.976s on the GSX-RR. The young Spaniard has impressed throughout pre-season and has carried that momentum into the first race weekend, buoyed by the progress made by Suzuki over the winter. “Really good, I feel comfortable on the bike and quite confident and with the hard tyre I am also feeling great,” was Vinales' assessment of his...
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