Vinales “expected to be at the front” in Qatar MotoGP

Vinales won the Qatar GP in 2021 when he rode for Yamaha and is twice a winner at the event.

After a strong pre-season on the 2022 Aprilia, Vinales has been off-colour all weekend at Losail and could do no better than 19th on the grid while team-mate Aleix Espargaro was fifth – with almost a second splitting the pair.   

When asked by Autosport if he anticipated the Qatar weekend…