So it's official: Viñales did not procrastinate with the Aprilia RS-GP like one of his illustrious elders who did days of testing to get an idea. To the latter who is Dovizioso, he left him a place at Yamaha and he took the Aprilia opportunity to bounce back. The big competition premiere will take place at the next round of the calendar in Aragon. Here's what the Spaniard thinks...
On his return to MotoGP with a Aprilia that he only discovers, Vinales declared Sky TG 24 : " I was able to think, calm down and practice. I'm very happy for this opportunity because it was important to have a race straight away to understand how the bike works and where you are. When I arrived here yesterday I was very nervous, I was used to a different bike but after the first run I had good feedback on the bike.
« I liked the energy of the team. I'm excited for Aragon. It was like the first day of school, now I'm happy. I'm far from giving everything, the bike is different and I have to understand but Aleix and Lorenzo have done an incredible job. You can improve in a short time. It is important to take the bike to the limit and it makes no sense to make adjustments when I am still very far from it ».
Vinales: “Aleix Espargaró will stay with me forever"
To Aragon, He specifies : " my goal is to run and have fun, I no longer had the passion. I don't want to set limits for myself, we'll see where we are in Aragon, it won't be easy because it's a difficult circuit. They did a good job, we are on the right track.” He finishes : « I have a wonderful family, they kept me away from all the mess. I never gave up, from last year to this year there were people who did a lot for me. It was a bad time, but I came out of it much stronger. Aleix protected me a lot, we talked often and he understood what was happening and he will stay with me forever. I don't know if any other driver would do this ».
