It was a Maverick Viñales in a very good mood who had finished his test day on Sunday at Losail. And for good reason: the official is at the forefront without forcing. Because he assures us, he still has some in the handle. We should also see him this Monday, which will mark the end of the off-season with this third and final day of testing in Qatar…
Maverick Vinales is now leader at Yamaha , he is in optimum physical shape and a local team entirely dedicated to his cause and his well-being. All that changes you as a man. But does that make a champion? We will see, but if we refer to what we see at losail, we have here a serious potential candidate for the crown… Third Sunday behind Alex Rins and his future teammate in 2021 fabio quartararo, Top Gun commented: “ it was the same work as Saturday. We try to understand the bike and the tires. We worked a lot on rhythm. We have taken a good step forward, I am confident. But I need more laps ", has explained Casa Particular in Viñales, who was able to increase his performance by almost a few tenths compared to Saturday. “ It's good that we increased our pace by two tenths. »
Casa Particular in Viñales also had a long stint with twelve consecutive laps. “ I was on the soft tire and I also wanted to know how this tire behaved for the race. We try to cover all areas and then we want to be easy on the race weekend and have less pressure. We have already collected a lot of information. »
« I'm pretty happy. We tried a lot of things. I can focus on myself Monday. We learn quickly. I tried new things, a little on aerodynamics. The team works well. Things are going well, I'm doing my rounds. I have my ideas. On Monday we are not going to put all the new things on the bike and see how it works if we go to the maximum. » The times should therefore fall!
Regarding the top speed of the M1 Yamaha, he adds: “ It doesn't look bad. It's better than in 2019. I was behind Jack Miller who was the fastest. And that's why I'm happy with Yamaha's work. It's never enough, of course, we always have to keep working. We also worked a lot with hard tires and little grip. I was pretty consistent with it. I feel more potential now. I'm doing the lap times without going to the maximum, I'm very excited. I'll max out for a few rounds on Monday. »
He ends with the case of the Ducati and the evolution of their “holeshot”: “ I feel like the rear of Miller's bike is very low when he accelerates out of corners ". The Spaniard then inquired about the Ducati's acceleration assistance and commented with a touch of humor: “ I'm going to Ducati! » Some of the reds must have laughed.
MotoGP Test Qatar J2: times
