Maverick Viñales is considered the big loser from the postponement of the start of the 2020 MotoGP season. A delay imposed by the terrible coronavirus pandemic which clipped the wings that he had already spread during winter tests on a Yamaha with obvious progress. In Qatar, for the first Grand Prix, he would have done badly. But we know the rest, and we also know that he was injured during motocross training before being caught up in global confinement. Now he is waiting for the signal to return to battle. He estimates that it will be for August and even in Brno. But he is also looking towards 2021 and the arrival of Fabio Quartararo at his side…
Maverick Vinales has never lived so long in his neighborhood and like many of his fellow riders, he is starting to cruelly miss motorcycles. “ I think too much. I like running because I don't think a lot: I'm traveling and I'm not at home. Now it's the opposite ". So he kills time as best he can. Not only by taking care of your fitness, but also by studying your past races: “ I watch a lot of races, especially those from the second half of last season, on circuits where I don't go very fast. If we go back to Brno and Austria, where we generally don't go very fast, it will be interesting to see what our level will be. »
August, Brno and the Austria, here are the deadlines set, an admission which shows that the entire paddock is mobilized on these dates and to these places. Moreover, the Austrian Chancellor has already declared that in July, the borders will be open with its neighbors Germany and the Czech Republic…
But back to Maverick and his Yamaha … “ We will be better prepared. When we finished the Qatar test, I felt more prepared than ever, more than in other years. At the end of the test, I left feeling like I had finished well. In the past I was missing something, overcoming or something. Now I saw the bike prepared enough to fight. She is doing well in everything. The bike was good, we also saw it with Valentino, Fabio or Morbidelli. You have to arrive in Brno with the perfect state of mind »
A spirit of conqueror, but also of leader. Because Maverick Vinales warns about the place he considers occupying Yamaha : “ last year I showed Yamaha that I am the one who can make the bike evolve. » This is a clear message to the Iwata factory, but not only. In 2021, in fact, fabio quartararo will sit in the box next to that of the Spaniard: “ I feel very good with him. He can give us a lot of information. He is very good on a lap. We welcome him. Anyway, I'm a little sad to lose Valentino. I will be even more motivated when Fabio is here. » A healthy emulation…
