This time, we have the right to hope to count on Maverick Viñales as the leading host of a MotoGP race. The excuse of failed qualifying cannot be put forward by the only Yamaha official competing this weekend in Aragon. At the end of qualifying, he was in fact positioned second, 46 thousandths behind the suffering Fabio Quartararo. A place that allows him to outline a strategy for Sunday's competition, and it is all in all quite simple...
It is with real satisfaction that Maverick Vinales commented on the acquisition of the first line of the Aragon Grand Prix, the tenth stage of MotoGP 2020. The Yamaha Factory rider, the team's only competing rider, given the absence of Valentino Rossi due to Covid-19, finally succeeded in an exercise which still determines his race the next day.
The No. 12 of the house with three tuning forks is hoping for a good start to be able to stay in the top positions until the end of the race. Here's what he said to the Sky Sport microphones. “ I'm really satisfied, especially with the pace observed in FP4 » rejoices the Spaniard, who thus signals that he has a good racing pace.
Already 2021 in mind
« Tomorrow, it will be important to start well to be strong until the end. Fabio Quartararo is on pole and we must not let him escape. As for the choice of tires, a lot will depend on the temperature. Ducati in crisis? It's difficult to know how the other bikes are doing, we are suffering but we have to be calm and prepare well also for next year ».
« It is true that we will not be able to work on the engine, but we can improve the chassis " finished Maverick Vinales who is already planning for 2021… A year which will see him share the box Yamaha with a new teammate: Fabio Quartararo...
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