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VALENTINO ROSSI: says he can take some heart from the knowledge that the Yamaha M1 is a competitive package based on the success of both Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo but admits he has already tried many different things to improve his own speed.
THE 2019 CATALUNYA MotoGP is one we will be discussing for a long time all thanks to a single mistake by Jorge Lorenzo that led to the unprecedented chaos of Andrea Dovizioso, Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales falling into a DNF.
Maverick Viñales believes Jorge Lorenzo should start the next grand prix from the back of the grid after his mistake took out three riders; “it looks like a rookie mistake and he is a five-time world champion.”
“You need to freshen up the team. You don’t need to change all the players in the team, but you need to change a key way of working, a key member, or a key influence” – Lin Jarvis
Maverick Viñales destroys his tyres attempting to overtake the rides ahead in a frantic eight-bike fight; states he needs to change his lines for such encounters in the future.
Maverick Viñales explains how new crew chief Esteban Garcia and rider coach Julian Simon help him maintain calm over a race weekend; “quite surprised” by pace on used tyres.
Maverick Viñales reveals the package he sampled on day one at Sepang is “very similar” to what he rode at the end of 2018; hopes modifications can aid his comfort after posting third fastest time.
Maverick Viñales reiterates his belief that Yamaha’s M1 is a bike capable of winning the MotoGP world championship; says that, despite two difficult years, he has justified faith factory has shown in him.