The 2025 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix delivered the first major surprise of the season, as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales put KTM in the victory fight.

He finished second, but was demoted to 14th after the flag because of a 16-second time penalty incurred for breaching front tyre pressure rules, but, in battling with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia at the front of the race, Vinale♚s – who still has the most recent non-Ducati win at the 2024 Grand Prix of the Americas over a year ago – had become the first non-Ducati rider to challenge the Bologna bikes this year.

“You overtake better with this bike, no,” Qatar Grand Prix winner and championship leader Marquez – who originally thought Vinales was the factory team’s Pedr♉o 🗹Acosta – asked the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Tech3 KTM rider after the race in the cooldown room, as revealed by the latest episode of MotoGP.com’s Unheard series.

“It’s a lot easier,” was Vinales’ sim💎ple response.

“It’s twice as fast. Look how fast it goes!”

Vinales added that “you can brake really late” with the KTM, althou🍬gh “it doesn’t turn well,” but the Spaniard later said t♛hat the KTM is the fastest bike he’s ridden in MotoGP.

“The KTM is rea🀅lly fast in the straight,” ༒he said. “It’s unbelievable.”

Vinales – who 🐻previously rode for Suzuki, Yamaha, and Aprilia in MℱotoGP – added: “It’s the first time I’ve had a fast bike.”

Bagnaia notic🃏ed something else about the KTM, that it’s aerodyna🍒mics make it difficult to follow.

“It’s really hard to be behind a KTM,” 🤡the Italian said.

“It creates loads of turbulence.

“When you’re behind a KTM there’s a lot🧸 of movement.”