The Yamaha rider was unlucky in Brno when he was involved in a collective crash on the first lap, which left him a little upset and prevented him from participating in the test organized on Monday. Despite everything, he arrives motivated to achieve a good result this weekend.
Maverick Vinales arrives from the Czech Republic with a blank result, which did not improve things with the difficulties encountered by Yamaha. This fall, caused by another pilot, slightly injured him and he was unable to take part in Monday's test, which somewhat compromised his plans: “The first thing I want to say is that I am fine after my crash in Brno. It's a weekend to forget, and I can't wait to get to Austria. Unfortunately I wasn't able to take part in the test in Brno because I was a little injured from the crash, and we decided that I would rest in order to be one hundred percent ready for the next Grand Prix . I had planned some things during the test, like working on acceleration, which will be very important at the Red Bull Ring where speed is crucial given the layout of the track, but I couldn't do it. participate. »
The Spanish rider knows that Austria is not a track favorable to Yamaha, unlike Ducati or even Honda. The weekend is not going to be easy: “Last year the race in Austria was not good for us, we finished sixth and seventh, so I sincerely hope we can bring back a better result. We will work hard for this. »
Viñales still wants to continue to believe in it and aims for the best possible place: “As I said during the last Grands Prix, we know that we must continue to score points to be at least in the top 3 in the Championship and have an option to win the title this year. »
