German Grand Prix Sachsenring MotoGP Day 3 Maverick Viñales: "We are working on the chassis, I am adapting my riding style, but we are waiting for an electronic evolution."

Maverick Vinales will be able to enjoy his summer vacation after a German Grand Prix which did not spoil his morale. Which was the case last year, where the teammate of Rossi had qualified eleventh to finish fourth. This time, he started fourth to climb onto the third step of a podium already reached at Assen. The last time he was able to pop champagne on two successive occasions was a year ago, between Le Mans and Mugello. Certainly, but the dark series without a victory since the 2017 French Grand Prix continues for the Spaniard…

But for now, we have to make do with what we have. The electronics remain the weak point of the M1, so we must compensate by working on what can be: the chassis, and the man! “ It's good to find consistency in the results, and it went better at the Sachsenring than last year. We are therefore able to improve the bike, but there are still a lot of things to do. I was really good in the last 10 or 15 laps, but I wanted to be with the front men from the start to fight for the victory ».

Or Casa Particular in Viñales always misses his race starts. In Germany, he found himself eighth during the first part of the race: “ you have to work on all aspects, and I think that at the moment, we are going back to what our situation was at the beginning of 2017. I can be fast at the end of the race and I have to improve my riding style to be as fast at first. We found a good base of adjustments for the chassis which allows us to react on details to correct the focus. But we definitely need better electronics ».

Note that on the other side of the Yamaha box; the situation is exactly the opposite, with a Valentino Rossi bleeding from the start, which allows him to be a player at the end of the race… “ In Germany I lost my chances of victory by being unable to overtake on the straight » concludes the man who is third in the championship and who has scored in each of the nine Grands Prix contested so far. “ We need another electronics, that's where there is the greatest room for improvement ". During the Brno tests which will follow the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic on August 5, this new electronic should appear…

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