It was a Maverick Viñales more focused on his subject than resigned to his poor result who took stock of his Saturday in Portimao. A track which is obviously not the RS-GP's cup of tea since, despite all his experience with the Aprilia, Aleix Espargaró was unable to do better than the fourteenth fastest time. The fact remains that after the good sensations of Misano, it is a step backwards. The Spaniard from Yamaha does not deny it…
It was a bitter Saturday in Portimao Maverick Casa Particular in Viñales. In the morning the Spaniard failed to enter the top ten, while in the afternoon he had to stay in the soft belly of the Q1. The qualifying final was visibly impossible to play. Only eighteenth for this penultimate Grand Prix of the season, the one which embarks on a new adventure Aprilia after his breakup with Yamaha commented on his fate: “ It wasn't our day. We have to work to improve, even if in the end it was only a Saturday. The bike was moving a lot and it was difficult to be precise, especially because of the wind during the fast lap ».
So since the results do not follow, Casa Particular in Viñales recalls the basic objectives: “ we must always think about our true goal, which at the moment, is not the result but the feeling. If we improve this, everything else will come automatically. We are aware that we must take one step at a time, without giving up. We try different things to have the right competitiveness, although it is not easy to improve and be fast. On the other hand, we know, we know what points to focus on, such as braking ».
Vinales: “ in Misano, thanks to my style, I was able to overcome the difficulties«
Compared to the last race, there was a decline. “ In Misano, thanks to my style, I was able to overcome the difficulties, but here I have more problems. We must work to resolve our limitations. At present, it doesn't even make sense to look at the result. Feelings and what we can find are more important. I would like to be consistent and confident with the RS-GP, also becausethere is no point thinking about things like top five or top ten ».
He finishes : " this path obviously amplifies our difficulties. We will see on Sunday in the warm-up which will be essential to find something that will allow us to take a step in the race ».
MotoGP Portimao-2 J2: Qualifying
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