Maverick Viñales left Yamaha, as if bored, because he showed impatience and here he is at Aprilia forced to redo his ranges. But the atmosphere is not the same and the stakes remain different. Success in the RS-GP will require an assumed questioning and given the character and his past, the situation is being looked at closely in Noale. For the moment, things are going well and what he is agreeing to undergo at the moment in Aragon bodes well for the future...
Maverick Vinales Although he is considered one of the five best drivers on the field, he cannot do as well on a Aprilia that when he was in good shape on the Yamaha in the snap of a finger. The Spaniard, however, agreed to throw himself into the arena of official competition on a motorcycle of which he has never experienced certain characteristics in his career, such as a V4 engine, on a track ofAragon where he never got on the podium... So, obviously, seeing him 19th at the start of this Sunday's race is not surprising. But how does the sensitive Top Gun cope with the shock?
Apparently very good. He indeed comments: “ the bike is made for another style of riding and I have to learn to time the brakes and the gas ". He knows he has to completely change and understand the new way of being fast. “ I need to reset my mind “, he commented. “ Now is the time to learn. They are all going very fast and it will take time, but I believe that little by little I will be able to express my potential also with this bike ».
« We have a lot of margin, I still need a lot of laps. This is not the best place to start. but it's good to know the reality, and the reality is that I have to work a lot on my riding », declared again Casa Particular in Viñales. " In general I have excellent feelings, the times have not been bad and that's good, but I remain with the idea that there is still a long way to go, that I have to do a lot of laps and gather a lot of information before I can fully express myself. Step by step I'm getting closer, I started the weekend two seconds behind the best, today I was less than a second. Tomorrow I think I can get closer ».
Maverick Vinales: “I need to reset my brain”
He keeps on : " the important thing is to stay focused and not think too much about the competitors, I just have to think about how to improve the lap times with the driving. This is the really complicated thing for me. The truth is that the bike works well and I need to improver” he analyzes. He even enters into introspection: “ I have to admit that when I tried to do my time lap, I drove completely wrong. I was too fast entering the corner. I have to try to learn to adjust myself in another way, because maybe my approach is fine for race pace, but it's not suited to chasing the time. I need to reset my brain and try again before understanding how to successfully face a qualification ».
« I'm happy because I know I have a lot of margin and that's the most important thing, I still need to know the bike well. Maybe starting an adventure like this during a race weekend is not easy, but on the other hand it is the harsh reality and it is necessary to understand how much work remains to do. Everything is different and I keep saying that I still have a lot to learn on this bike ».
While waiting for better times, here is what he thinks of his RS-GP: “ I really like the delivery and acceleration. The engine progression is fantastic, I just need to figure out how to manage it on the throttle. Obviously it's another world and I have to learn a lot. It also changes the way I have to get the bike out of corners, This is a huge change for me and I know it will take time. Then I was amazed at how good I felt on the hard tire, something I had never experienced before. I have to take a big step forward in braking, because I am convinced that this is the area where I can really take a big step forward ". So Casa Particular in Viñales very busy now.
MotoGP Aragon J2: Qualifying
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