Maverick Viñales, New rider for the Aprilia team, he was very motivated with his new adventure at Noale after his traumatic break with Yamaha. The Roses rider, who has completed two days of practice at the “Marco Simoncelli” circuit in Misano Adriatico performed at a very good level and will make his official debut with the team at the Aragon GP in mid-September, he has full confidence in your chances.
“It is a great opportunity, because from Aragon we have a series of races, six races, ahead to understand the bike and to prepare in the best possible way for the 2022 season, but in any case we are in a very good position,” he explains Viñales on the Motogp.com website.
“I am very happy for Aleix (Espargaró) and for the first podium achieved by Aprilia, but in our case it is about trying to be as fast as possible but without setting any goals, just understand the bike as soon as possible and have the most mindset. open as possible to collect as much information as possible, and for that I have to ride many laps and perfectly understand my style on the bike, which is not something easy to change but we have to do everything possible to achieve it, “he says. Maverick.
As for your new partner, your best friend in the paddock, Aleix Espargaró, Maverick Viñales affirms that “with Aleix I have a very special relationship because we have been together in the past and now we are again, but I think we are in a very good position to push both of them and I’m sure he contributes a lot because he is driving very fast and that is good. Apart from that we have a very good relationship between the two and he can provide me with a lot of information so that we can develop the bike. “
“I will not have any problem working with Aleix, we have done it before and for me it was fun because we were both very strong and we are very happy, although we know that this is competition and one thing is when you put on your helmet and another when you take it off. Our goal is to take Aprilia to the top, up, with the best and that is neither more nor less my priority “, he insists Viñales.
“I have found a very good atmosphere, a lot of tranquility and they are clear that I need laps on the bike before changing anything or looking for other set-ups, in the end we have done quite well and we have obtained very good information, which is the most important thing. , and with the team everything has been fantastic but you have to be calm and enjoy the bike, “he says in the interview published by MotoGP.
“It is probably the happiest moment of my life, after five years of ups and downs, not understanding many things and now in Aprilia I have seen what I can do. I wanted to jump on the bike fast because six races are better than five days of test to prepare for 2022. I am going to push the maximum in Aprilia. Honestly I was surprised to be fast in just a few laps, but I still need to try a lot and take it easy and although I have seen that I have been able to be fast, we have to do more laps to understand everything perfectly, we need days and we need calm to understand everything “, ditch Viñales.