Maverick Viñales will sit on the sixth cone of the starting grid for this Catalan Grand Prix this Sunday, as the third leading Yamaha rider, and therefore still as the last of this identified trio. His teammate Quartararo, installed in pole position, is untouchable for him while Morbidelli with his version of his M1 that he presents as outdated is making up for him. A situation already seen too many times which pushed Yamaha to change its working environment. After exchanges full of bitterness, the Spaniard wants to return to a more positive discourse.
Casa Particular in Viñales now knows what awaits him in this Grand Prix of Catalonia promised to be indecisive until the finish line and where you will have to be a great strategist to get the chestnuts out of the fire. Starting with the fewest adversaries in front of you will help you achieve a victorious plan. The Top Gun was probably hoping for better than a sixth place, but he still remains on the second row. With already a certainty that most of his colleagues do not have: the choice of tires: “ I think we have a good rhythm, with the front and rear mids ", said the factory driver Yamaha Saturday in Montmeló, cautiously optimistic. “ We will try to go to the end of the race with a good pace. It's true, the tires will suffer, the wear is great. We'll see if the work we did this weekend will pay off ».
Vinales: “It’s like we’re starting from zero”
An unprecedented work since carried out for the first time with a new chief engineer, Silvano Galbussera : " we are in the process of understanding the feeling. We also need to understand each other. For the moment it seems to be working well, we are working quite hard, I must say ", declared the Spaniard of 26 years. “ We try too many different configurations of the bike, but there is a reason: we have to find the right compromise, try things and put a bike together. It's like we're starting from scratch. And I think we're doing well. From Friday to Saturday, we made a big improvement. Now we will try to do it on Sunday too »
Casa Particular in Viñales ends by mentioning his relations with his employer which were often at the center of discussions during this weekend in Barcelona: “ I look to the future, I really have confidence in the project that awaits me, I trust Yamaha “, underlined the 25-time Grand Prix winner. “ There are certainly a lot of things that we need to resolve, and we are trying to do that. This is why Yamaha changed strategy, I now work with Silvano. Little by little, we bring out the maximum potential. I know I can give a lot to Yamaha ", said Casa Particular in Viñales.
MotoGP Catalonia Barcelona J2: qualifying
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