After his big anger marking a disappointing Portuguese Grand Prix, we were waiting to see how Viñales would approach this Spanish Grand Prix. Apparently Portimao is now a bad memory as the Yamaha official says he found his way back to Jerez. However, he still has to do since his Yamaha colleagues Morbidelli and Quartararo are ahead of him. But he is once again in a good state of mind to play his chances…
With Casa Particular in Viñales, the question of mood is essential to assess what a race weekend will be like. In view of the last Friday in Jerez, this one is good for now. Fifth of the first day of Spanish Grand Prix, he says : " Overall, I can say that I felt good on the handlebars. I like the track and we managed to improve some areas of the M1. Now the bike is balanced, even if there are still aspects to work on. We took advantage of the day to make comparisons with the choices made in Portimao ».
He returns to this stage in Portugal : “ I admit that in Portimao, we had lost the road a little, the feeling with the bike was not as optimal as in Qatar. In Losail we drove a lot, less in Portugal, where unsuccessful changes were tested. I can confirm that I had problems with the front at Portimao, that's why we worked here to get more grip at the front. I tried different engine maps, so the times kept fluctuating between highs and lows, because each time I had to reset everything ».
Vinales: " I'm not worried "
Casa Particular in Viñales gives the rest of his roadmap: “ we will have to determine which tires to use, because the combination between front and rear is not yet the best. However, we are on the right track, I am quite satisfied with the work done and, of course, we will try to improve further. The grip was good, even though we still have something to do ahead. I had a little trouble with the hard tire, that's why I'm not in front ».
« On Saturday, we will try to get to the first row of the grid. It was interesting to try new things, I understood so many things, but in the attack against the time, the tire combination was not the best. There was some understeer because I had a lot of rear grip. This is positive on the one hand, but not ideal on the other hand, because the medium tire is simply not ideal. But I'm not too worried, because we are at a good level » concludes the 26-year-old Spaniard.
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