Spain’s Vinales ready to impress fans in Qatar

Spanish MotoGP star Maverick Vinales said he ‘feels’ ready for the start of the new season, which will kick off with the Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar at the iconic Losail International Circuit (LIC) on Sunday.

Vinales and his Monster Energy Yamaha stablemate Fabio Quartararo enjoyed their time during the pre-season testing on their bikes for four days before the last session was spiked because of a dust storm at LIC two weeks ago. After the fourth day of testing, Vinales, 26, said: “After this test my feelings are very positive. We are calm. We understand the situation, we know which direction we need to follow and we have been working very hard on being as fast as we can, especially at the beginning of the race.”