Between Maverick Viñales and Yamaha, the wound that has been open since the crisis which came to light in Austria, but which had been brewing for some time, is having difficulty closing. If it's not Lin Jarvis who sprinkles it with corrosive salt, it's the Spanish pilot who throws fuel on the fire. In a recent interview with motogp.com, the now official resident of Aprilia gives free rein to his bitterness by remembering his period with the M1…
Maverick Vinales is sensitive, for better or for worse. In this sense, it can be easy to lose connection with him, and even more complicated to reestablish it. At the house of Yamaha , after almost five years of cohabitation, the connection completely broke down in the middle of the 2021 season, after a disappointment in Austria and a return to the stormy stand. " I thought I would finish on the podium in this race. After the red flag everything went wrong in 10 seconds, how is this possible? In the last laps I was very frustrated, I was beside myself, I was very nervous and angry » he remembers, without having any more answers to give about his misfortune than the moment he met him.
But he will remain with this feeling as an assessment of this period in his career: “ I don't know why I couldn't accomplish with Yamaha what I had in mind, what I knew I could do. Being champion with Yamaha was a challenge for me, that's why I stayed so long. But fighting every day is very tiring and in the end I gave up ».
He let go of the brand, but not MotoGP. Here he is now at Aprilia. Another bike, a different approach and resources that are also less important, but that's not what matters Casa Particular in Viñales in this choice: my family saw how much I was suffering, they knew it well because they spend the day with me… I stopped thinking about money and all these things, I just thought about being well and happy. I had to stop and reinvent myself again, and that's what I did ».
Maverick Vinales: “at Aprilia I found what I was looking for: loyalty"
A new beginning thatAleix Espargarò also encouraged: “ I have a good relationship with him. We will not fight each other, we will help each other, and that is very important. NOW, I can see many things that I didn't see before. From the first time I arrived at the garage I felt fantastic, I felt the commitment of the people, and that's what I was looking for, loyalty ».
At Misano-2 he captured his first top 10 with the RS-GP, finishing just two tenths behind his teammate. The goal is to bring the Noale prototype to such a level of competition that it can claim the MotoGP title. “ Whatever the bike, I will continue to be Maverick and I will be up front to fight for the top positions " concluded Maverick Vinales. " I want to win the title with a factory that has not yet achieved it, it's a challenge that I have set for myself ».
