Maverick Viñales is not happy with the result of his qualifications and to reverse the trend in the race, he will try a poker move to still win the bet. Eighth at the end of Q2 after being forced to go through Q1, the Aprilia official is still watching from afar the performances of his teammate Aleix Espargaró who knows RS-GP as if he had done it. Which, by the way, is not really false. Still, Top Gun wants to stand on his own two feet and here is what he announces…
Maverick Vinales is anything but happy at the idea of starting in 8th position for his ninth race of the year marked by the Catalan Grand Prix. So the pilot Aprilia has challenged himself for the race and thus expects to outperform some of his colleagues.
Aleix Espargaró impressively proved that the Aprilia RS-GP works perfectly at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with pole position in a record time of 1'38.742 minutes. His teammate Maverick Vinales looks at this feat with a gap of 0,655 seconds. We must therefore change the situation… “ I'm not exactly thrilled, we wanted to do more », got annoyed Casa Particular in Viñales. " I would have needed a second round, unfortunately I made a mistake in the vacuum and I didn't take the first turn well ».
Maverick Vinales: “ I set myself the goal of being in fourth or fifth position after the first lap«
« Otherwise it was a good day. We tried a lot with the bike and the tires and we are ready for the race. It's a certain satisfaction that we have the speed for the front row. I know that. We're still a little short of a fast lap, but it's only a matter of time." He said.
Thinking about his Sunday battle plan, he reveals: “ the start straight is long and I'm eighth – let's see where I can line up. I set myself the goal of being in fourth or fifth position after the first lap “, he warns. And he has already chosen his tires. “ I feel very strong in the last laps and I am convinced that I will gain a few places in the race. We will use the soft rear tire. Too much slippage with the medium compound, the soft tire performs better in the second half of the race. Tire choice can be a small risk, but if you don't take risks, you don't win ». Maverick Vinales aim high in Montmèlo.
MotoGP Catalonia J2: Qualifying
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