Official Yamaha Maverick Viñales is preparing to face this weekend's German Grand Prix with good arguments given by statistics. Thus, the Spaniard has been on the podium at the Sachsenring four times. Third in the 125cc, Moto3 and MotoGP categories respectively in 2011, 2013 and 2018 and second in the premier category in 2019, he also knows that Yamaha has achieved success four times on this track, the last time in 2009 with Valentino Rossi.
An achievement which has not been repeated since by an M1 since the era Marc Marquez then began. Precisely, the Honda official is weakened and there is therefore an opportunity to seize to break his hegemony in Germany. Yamaha only triumphed at the Sachsenring with Max Biaggi et Valentino Rossi since 1998. The Spaniard could thus regain his health by being the third thief, even if the forecasts are currently leaning towards his teammate fabio quartararo, championship leader MotoGP.
However, a victory would be the beginning of the decline of a delay of 40 points accumulated in seven meetings this season. And he would seal his collaboration with his new chief mechanic in the best possible way. Galbraith that his employer imposed on him in lieu ofEsteban Garcia that he had chosen...
Viñales no longer has the right to disappoint
« We took another step forward in the Barcelona tests, so we are gradually improving " said Casa Particular in Viñales as a prelude to this competition in Germany. “ I'm looking forward to seeing if the changes we made during testing will help us at the Sachsenring. It's a fairly narrow track and different from other circuits, but I have had good results here in the past. In the last two races at the Sachsenring, in 2018 and 2019, I finished third and second respectively, so I hope we can do a good job again this year » concludes the Spaniard who knows he is in the crosshairs of his employer since the last deadline in Catalonia.
