MotoGP Misano 2 J3: Maverick Viñales (Yamaha/1) imposes the law of silence

After a lot of pain since Jerez, Maverick Viñales finally let out words. His tire specialist took it for his rank and Yamaha also took a bit. And then there was this Emilia Romagna Grand Prix which wiped the slate clean. Victory was regained and in the championship everything was restarted. To redeem himself after having regained his driving skills, he crossed the finish line with his index finger in front of his mouth as if to say that he had nothing more to say...

It is a revenge against the whole world and also against himself that he took Maverick Vinales this Sunday, at Misano. A great satisfaction that he does not sulk: “ I know most people think my mentality was to blame for my results, but that never changed, she was always a winner. But I didn't have confidence in the saddle and that stopped me from fighting, I worked to find it and I succeeded ", said Casa Particular in Viñales.

On his gesture upon arrival, he explains: “ I wanted to be silenced! I always want to win and when things go differently I get angry, I told myself to stay calm ". He adds : " I dispelled all the doubts that people tried to put on me. Looking at the data, I knew what was wrong, so I was calm and focused. I wouldn't say Maverick is back because he's always been there, he never left. What I changed was the balance of the bike and that helped me improve my confidence going forward. Today I was able to be very consistent, what pleases me is to be able to push from the start and then take the break ».

« The problem last Sunday was a poor choice for the rear tire, but I also lacked confidence at the front. Today, on the other hand, I feel happy and satisfied, because I had a good start and was fast in the first laps, where I usually suffered ».

Bagnaia was under control

« Now I can say I'm glad I found myself in trouble on Friday, being in that situation gave me the opportunity to improve » insists the Spaniard who did not panic when he saw bagnaia builds a lead in the lead: “ Pecco was very fast, in the first laps I tried to escape him but I couldn't. After overtaking me I thought about relaxing and saving the tires, it was a smart strategy because in the second part of the race I was catching up with him. He made the difference in the third sector of the track, but I had saved something for the last 5 laps. Maybe I could have taken it back, but I don't know if I would have been able to overcome it ».

It remains that the Yamaha is a motorcycle that still has the same weaknesses: “ I already noticed it this morning during the warm-up, I was behind Milller, I was faster than him but there was no way to overtake him, I was just warming up the brakes, that's our weak point . During tests in Barcelona, I will try to study the Ducatis to understand how to improve, we need to find more grip when accelerating. With the M1 you have to be in front of the first corner, if you succeed then the race changes its face ».

He finishes : " now I just want to enjoy this moment, I will start doing it tomorrow. This result is also very important for my team, they did a great job this weekend ". Incidentally, this is the first victory for the official Yamaha team. While the satellite team Petronas already has three at this mid-season…

MotoGP Misano 2 J3: classification