Maverick Vinales arrived in Jerez all perky following his performance in Austin. He left Spain with his head down and his morale in his boots. No, nothing is settled on the official Yamaha, and nothing seems likely to be resolved for a long time. Rossi's teammate finishes seventh Spanish Grand Prix after fighting like a ragman against Bautista and Morbidelli. Without the three collisions at the front, he would only be tenth. Nothing to brag about, in fact…
In fact, when it comes time to take stock, the one who is clinging to third place in the championship is not happy about his weekend: “ I was never comfortable, and yet I arrived in Jerez very motivated because of my results in Austin. But we got back to the back of the pack. The terrain has spoken, it's a proven fact: our bike is now very far from the best. I have to give everything on the bike to be seventh ».
« If there hadn't been so many retirements at the front, I would only be tenth. We are living in complicated times. We must be there to compete for podiums and if possible victories. Our major concern is electronics. She causes us a lot of problems. So you have to stay focused and work on it ". A call for mobilization at Yamaha which is being made exactly the echo of that of Rossi.
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« I say it again and again: we don't have enough grip. On routes that are not perfect, we have none. The motorcycle is impossible to ride. I have to use different riding styles each time. One time it's Lorenzo's style and the other time I have to brake like a lumberjack. But the bike never accelerates properly ».
At Le Mans, the track should be more forgiving for the Yamahas. It remains that that of Tech3 with zarco above does much better… Vinales, finally, apologized to his fans after his Spanish Grand Prix…
Austin Jerez J.3: Ranking
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 41'39.678 |
| 2 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | +5.241 |
| 3 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | +8.214 |
| 4 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | +8.617 |
| 5 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +8.743 |
| 6 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | +9.768 |
| 7 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | +13.543 |
| 8 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +14.076 |
| 9 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | +16.822 |
| 10 | 36 | Mika Kallio | KTM | +19.405 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | +21.149 |
| 12 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | +21.174 |
| 13 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | +21.765 |
| 14 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | +22.103 |
| 15 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | +36.755 |
| 16 | 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | +41.861 |
| 17 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | +49.241 |
| 18 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1 laps |
| Not Classified | ||||
| 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 8 lapses | |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 8 lapses | |
| 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 8 lapses | |
| 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 9 lapses | |
| 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 14 lapses | |
| 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 20 lapses | |
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||
| 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 0 laps |
