Suzuki’s Maverick Vinales says he hopes to cause a “surprise” in Sunday’s Jerez MotoGP race after ending qualifying some way behind the leaders. The Spaniard lapped within half a second of poleman Valentino Rossi’s pace during FP3 on Saturday morning, but was unable to make the same step as his competitors in qualifying. Vinales nonetheless managed to salvage a solid fifth place on the grid, once again ahead of teammate Aleix Espargaro, despite struggling with rear-end grip as track temperatures rose. “Finally I didn’t feel so good on the bike,” admitted Vinales. “I was struggling with the rear grip, more on the entry to the corner than the exit – I was sliding all the...
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