Maverick Viñales finished the first free training day of the Austrian weekend in seventh place ahead of his boxer colleague Fabio Quartararo. In addition to explaining that he had found an excellent Yamaha on the track even in mixed conditions, # 12 wanted to give the reason for his apology, which he warmly addressed to his fans yesterday about his way of communicating.
“Honestly, the Yamaha performed very well today in both wet and mixed conditions“Said Maverick. “I definitely have to improve. I think I have a good chance even in the wet. The first day went well. “
You said at the conference yesterday that you felt the need to apologize to the fans for your way of communicating. Do you think you have to apologize to Yamaha too?
“No, I don’t feel that need. I have to apologize to the audience because my attitude was wrong. If I finish second, I have to be happy because in the end it’ll be a podium. But unfortunately I am not happy. I wish it was me I am often not very clear in my explanations. Sometimes I just say I don’t know what to answer when I am asked questions. Sometimes I find it difficult to explain some things, and yesterday I decided to apologize for this attitude. This lack of consistency takes a lot of self-confidence from me as well. Yamaha is a fantastic team, but not for me right now. I have to find something that I can work well with. My only goal is to win. It’s hard for me, but I have to overcome it. “
Now that you have identified this problem, how are you going to solve it? Are you changing the way you communicate? Do you find it difficult to speak to the media on race weekends?
“I feel good, but sometimes I can’t find the right words to explain myself. I have to learn how to do it. Above all, I have to learn to explain to my fans what is happening. You have a right to know. There was a lot of misunderstanding. I need to improve. This is something I was never worried about, but now I have to do it. At the end of the day, I want to be in front. I have the potential to. That is also the reason why I made this decision. “
You had problems with your brakes last year. Do you have new pieces? How are you
“Last year was strange because I had the same brakes as in the previous race. I think the brakes worn out in race two. But that’s over now. I’ve worked a lot with Brembo. I tried these brakes in Barcelona and I have to say that they are even better than the previous ones! “