If we are to believe Maverick Viñales' pre-Spanish Grand Prix statement, there will not be quite the same atmosphere or the same serenity on both sides of the box making up the official Yamaha stand. It must be said that the Frenchman is coming off two consecutive victories whereas if the Spaniard started the season with a bang with a victory, he then had to be content with a top 5 before missing the top 10 in Portugal. A disappointment that still seems to haunt those who closed their account Twitter to insulate himself from the criticisms and doubts formulated in comments which exceeded him.
Maverick Vinales is now the eldest in the official team Yamaha and he appeared to be able to assume this role given the results displayed during the off-season and after the first Grand Prix of the 2021 campaign, which was successfully concluded. But the adage that when you chase away the natural you come back at a gallop stuck to him afterwards. Portimao. Dissatisfied with his sanction during qualifying forcing him to start from 12th place, he finished his Portuguese Grand Prix in the disappointment of an eleventh position, while his teammate celebrated his second achievement of the year.
Vinales: “Portimão did not go as planned”
The latter was then ahead of a bagnaia yet started eleventh. The days have passed since then, but the mood remains dark judging by the presentation made Casa Particular in Viñales of his Spanish Grand Prix: “ I generally feel good in Jerez. It's a track on which we are generally fast and fairly consistent ", declared the pilot of 26 years. “ The race in Portimão didn't go as planned, but last year we saw how strong we can be in Jerez. If everything goes as it should this weekend, I can take care of the rest ". Atmosphere…
Maverick Vinales achieved third place in 2019 and second place in both 2020 races at Jerez. In the championship standings MotoGP, he currently occupies third place, 20 points from first, held by his teammate.
