The official Yamaha rider is surely having his best start to the weekend of the season, and hopes to continue this momentum to finally return to fight at the front in the race on Sunday.
It has been a long time since Maverick Vinales hadn't felt so good on his machine. He, who is having a complicated start to the season, has finally become competitive again, at least on this first day.
Indeed, as we know, it was not uncommon to see him placed well in certain sessions, then drop to the middle of the rankings. However, it seems that real improvements have been made over the past few Grands Prix, since the Spanish driver is making progress in testing.
His weak point remains the start of the race, and this is precisely the point on which he and his team focused this Friday: “We worked on some small details, where we lost the most in Montmeló, especially the start and the first laps. We were competitive at the end of the race so we are trying to give myself a better feeling with the bike at the start. We want to get off to the best possible start. We struggled last time but we hope to resolve this issue. »
Viñales is on the right track so far, if his results are anything to go by. After finishing second in FP1, just a tenth behind Marc Márquez, he then took the lead in FP2 and finished first on the day in the combined times of both sessions.
A very positive Friday which boosted the morale of the Spanish pilot: “I feel good at Assen, it’s a good circuit for me. The bike works really well and I'm very happy with the work the team has done. We're going to have to stay focused and maintain this level of concentration in order to work on the details and have a solid weekend. It's difficult to predict what we can expect, but after a positive first day like this, we are at the level needed to fight for the race. »
Dutch Grand Prix Assen MotoGP J.1: Chronos
1 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 1'33.378
2 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki 1'33.499 0.121 0.121
3 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 1'33.764 0.386 0.265
4 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 1'33.779 0.401 0.015
5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 1'33.812 0.434 0.033
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 1'33.859 0.481 0.047
7 99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati 1'33.870 0.492 0.011
8 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 1'34.041 0.663 0.171
9 42 Alex RINS Suzuki 1'34.047 0.669 0.006
10 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha 1'34.133 0.755 0.086
11 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda 1'34.167 0.789 0.034
12 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha 1'34.246 0.868 0.079
13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 1'34.318 0.940 0.072
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati 1'34.484 1.106 0.166
15 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 1'34.522 1.144 0.038
16 43 Jack MILLER Ducati 1'34.535 1.157 0.013
17 53 Tito RABAT Ducati 1'34.576 1.198 0.041
18 38 Bradley SMITH KTM 1'34.700 1.322 0.124
19 44 Pol ESPARGARO KTM 1'34.822 1.444 0.122
20 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 1'34.855 1.477 0.033
21 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia 1'34.970 1.592 0.115
22 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Honda 1'35.287 1.909 0.317
23 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda 1'36.129 2.751 0.842
24 10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati 1'36.157 2.779 0.028
