What about Viñales in 2022? Only one certainty prevails for the moment: he will not be on a Yamaha as his contract assured him. But he wanted to put an end to it before the deadline, a break that we would call conventional since the brand accepted it. A situation that the young hope he was in 2012 had already caused, and for the same reasons of discomfort felt. Precisely, the latter seems to take precedence in his thinking. So much so that the idea of a sabbatical year for the young father is gaining strength…
Maverick Vinales indulged in the confidence while he was on the Montmélo track with some of his other colleagues to keep in shape by racing with production machines. For now, he's still having fun with a R1, but at the end of this year, he will have something else... Or nothing. Indeed, his comments while he is taking advantage of the summer break have been striking. First, he took stock of his possible ongoing negotiations: “ I haven't settled anything with anyone yet. I want to take it slow, we will see what happens for 2022 ". And he specifies: “ I'm not watching at the moment. It is currently important to me to think about myself and think about what I need most ».
Exactly, does he still need the race? He answers : " I am very exhausted from this season and these last years. The most important thing for an athlete is competition. But what if I don't feel good and don't enjoy it? What frustrates me the most is that I can't give 100 percent. If I don't succeed anymore, I prefer to stay at home and enjoy life ". That's it, it's said.
And that's not all : " everything happens very quickly in this world and ten years pass without being able to enjoy it ”, also declared Casa Particular in Viñales. It will be recalled that in 2021, the racing driver's private life changed radically: he got married and had a daughter. Perhaps, for the first time in his life, he is no longer just focused on the track. The Spaniard is currently competing in his eleventh season in the motorcycle world championship.
Vinales: “ from a mental point of view, my decision was very goode "
The mental aspect is an essential element for Casa Particular in Viñales and he does not deny it: “ if you no longer have this self-confidence, everything becomes very complicated. From a mental point of view, my decision was very good. I think very few pilots would dare to take this step that I took ". Indeed, there have only been two early contract cancellations in the last decade, which were initiated by pilots: when Cal Crutchlow ended his two-year contract with Ducati in 2014 and when Johann zarco parted ways with KTM in 2019.
The two drivers were then able to bounce back. For Casa Particular in Viñales, that remains to be done: “ I'm not looking for a different environment, but the necessary confidence. I want to find a group that I trust and with whom I can build something new "He says.
However, let us rest assured: for the remaining races with Yamaha, Casa Particular in Viñales wants to give everything, even if this famous relationship of trust was destroyed in the stands: “ I want to win. As soon as the visor is down, I will continue to give everything ».
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