The words are from a Maverick Viñales whose meeting schedules are stitched with white thread: he arrives at the Grand Prix site with a smile, and he leaves with a closed face, with little explanation to give for his disillusionment. Recently, he has been joined in the scheme by Fabio Quartararo. The two, rivals for the title and riding an identical Yamaha, joined in their respective analyzes regarding a disappointing M1 in Aragon. A disappointment all the greater since, during this time, the Suzukis are in a show of force…
En 10 Grand Prix contested, the manufacturer Yamaha rejoices in six victories. But in the general classification of the championship, this is not really felt while two of these successes went to Franco Morbidelli equipped with an “A-Spec” version of the M1. Otherwise, fabio quartararo won three times in the Petronas satellite team, and Maverick Vinales only materialized on one occasion with the factory team.
A situation that the Spaniard addresses as follows: “ Yamaha has six victories? If you look at Mir's results…he didn't win because he started from very far, but we are the ones who lose the most places in the race. At the Teruel Grand Prix I did everything, I took off the engine brake, I drove aggressively, I drove softer, but nothing changed. The Yamaha's main strengths are cornering and its agility to immediately enter the rope, then cornering speed, but this year is a little different ».
He adds, critically: “ but this is the bike we have, and we have to make a miracle happen. Morbidelli? I'm not talking about the 2019 bike because it's the 2020 we have. On Franco 2019, it is difficult to say: it is a hybrid of the past year. It’s clear he did better than us. The one who has the same machine as me is Quartararo. Franco had a perfect race ».
Actually, let's talk about fabio quartararo : " I'm not happy because we found something positive in the warm-up “, declared the Frenchman. “ I lost everything in the race : the feeling in front, the feeling in the back, I had no grip, very strange. And I do not know why ».
“Ask Meregalli, I have no explanation”
Unsolved mysteries that are starting to weigh in the title race. There are three races left and these are the Suzuki who clearly appear to be the favorites… “ Suzuki is on another level. Looks like they can close the corner sooner and have corner speed while covering less yards. I hope to have the perfect bike in Valencia and start perfectly. For now we just have to survive and do our best » rage Casa Particular in Viñales.
fabio quartararo adds: “ Maverick and I were lost. It seems to me that we reached our level with the bike in FP1 or FP2, after which we no longer win. It was the same in Barcelona, so we made no progress in the race ". An inconsistency and a blockage in the evolution of the performance of the Yamaha which does not calm one Casa Particular in Viñales who calls out: “ ask Meregalli, I have no explanation. I open the throttle at the same time in practice and in the race. We need to be smarter ».
« As a pilot, I must give my opinion. In any case, the championship is alive, but the final will be a lottery because Yamaha's potential is very inconsistent. We hope the bike will fly to Valencia. If there is grip it's good, otherwise it becomes very complicated to drive it but if you have grip it will work » finishes the Spaniard.
