MotoGP, Vinales: “I love fighting with the other riders on the Yamaha.”

Yamaha won the opening round of the MotoGP Championship 2021 in Losail last weekend Maverick Vinales, But the time to celebrate is over. Just like last year in Jerez with Fabio Quartararo, now Vinales’ team-mate on the factory Yamaha team, the bikes will be back on track for the second GP of the season this Friday, always on the same track. The mission for Vinales is now to confirm his form, which Quartararo did last year.

“I’m looking forward to this weekend – said the Spanish rider – winning the first race was great, but more important for me was the feeling I had with the bike – that’s what I’m most happy about. I was able to fight with other drivers, what we all love and what makes the race exciting. We have to make sure we keep that feeling and keep improving, especially at the starts. We know our competition won’t sit still, so we’ll put pressure on too. “

On the opposite side of the garage is Fabio Quartararo, who finished his debut with the factory Yamaha team in fifth place behind Mirs Suzuki and in front of Rins. The French complained too much drip in the tire and now he has to work to make sure that doesn’t happen again and Stay up to date with his teammate.

“I’m looking forward to the second race in Losail because it’s a second chance – said Fabio – last Sunday I felt so strong at the start of the race, but A big drop in the rear tire ended my chances of battling for the podium. Fifth place isn’t bad, but I think we can do better. We’re now analyzing the data to see how we can improve for Sunday’s race. I look forward to riding again! “