You would have told Maverick Viñales at the start of the year that he would finish this season sixth in the general classification with an eleventh position at the last Grand Prix, you would not have made a friend of him. However, it is in the face of this evidence that the Yamaha official had to resolve when leaving the 2020 scene with an M1 with which he is at odds. His speech is acerbic, a redundant frustration which does not bode well for a peaceful offseason...
The scenario is known with Maverick Vinales : the start of the race is depressing, then, in the last third of the competition, he climbs back up the rankings. A checkered performance which took him up to eleventh position in the Portuguese Grand Prix, last meeting of 2020 in MotoGP. He ranks ahead Red et Quarterly. Which is far from a consolation, especially with Morbidely on the podium with an “A-Spec” version of the Yamaha ...
But the refrain is known. It was repeated by the Spaniard who embellished it with some personal passages not in favor of his employer and which said a lot about his dismay… “ The race was fun, I enjoyed it, despite the finishing position. If I had two more laps I would have overtaken Johann and Marquez, but it wasn't easy. The problem is the bike, not the circuit, the others did not have problems like us ».
“I can’t wait to go home”
« I think the layout of the circuit allows us to overtake, I enjoyed it, it was good, despite the fact that I was not happy with the position. I'm happy for Oliveira, it's good to see he has the opportunity to show his potential ».
That being said, here is the choice piece: “ I don't know if he will fight next year, but I don't even know if we will. Disastrous season, probably the worst of my career, I can't wait to go home. If I had started at the front, it would have been different, when you can't make your own trajectories and push, it's impossible ». Crutchlow will have work...
MotoGP Portimao J3: classification
