Dutch GP 2018 – Viñales (3rd): "It’s been a while since I had so much fun on the bike"

Maverick Viñales signs his second podium of the MotoGP season in Assen. The Yamaha official was able to reconnect with the consistency he lacked and consolidate his third place in the provisional classification behind Marquez and Rossi at the end of this 2018 Dutch Grand Prix. Statements and MNC analysis.

Maverick Viñales (6th in qualifying and 3rd in race) : "For sure I’m very happy. We looked at how to improve the first laps, we worked hard, and it was nice to feel competitive. After the halfway point the tire deteriorated a lot. but I think we can solve this quite easily for the next races ".

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“The Assen track is favorable to us and I’m quick there. But for the other circuits, you have to keep working hard. My plan was to win and that’s why I didn’t want to let Marc pass in turn 9. "It was all or nothing! I passed very close to the gravel because I braked very late! Anyway, it’s good to be back. I was able to overtake and fight." It’s been a long time since I had so much fun on the bike ".

“We weren’t in the best position to win, because we started a bit far away. In the next few races we will have to look back on this weekend, because this strategy works. I thought I could go even faster towards the end, but my arms hurt a bit and I couldn’t control the speed. Last year I had a good race in Germany: I was strong enough and we have to keep working like that . We know how to go fast at the Sachsenring ".

Site analysis : Satisfaction and frustration. Maverick Viñales felt both of these emotions at the arrival of the 2018 Dutch GP, as revealed by the alternately cheerful and then extremely closed expression of his face on the podium. On the one hand, the Yamaha official is naturally delighted to have finally managed to print a good rhythm as soon as the lights go out, then to have played for the win..

"Mack, deprived of victory for more than one (), fought again for the first position, which had not happened since his second place in the. The native of Figueres (Spain) also demonstrated daring and panache during his numerous overtaking, especially during his magnificent duel with Marquez.

But on the other hand, Viñales is frustrated at not having been able to turn the test to the checkered flag, resuming success on a track he knows is favorable to his M1. "My plan was to attack like crazy for the win", he confesses.  

In addition to the disappointment of seeing Marc Marquez finally win, Rossi’s teammate also has some concerns for the rest of the championship: if the Honda official wins at Assen, a generally problematic track for the RCVs, what will happen on the tracks where it is unbearable as at the Sachsenring where the next race will take place in mid-July ?

Finally, Maverick Viñales can have it a little "bad" to have been taxed the second place in the final chicane by a supercharged Alex Rins! This overtaking is all the more annoying as the motorcycle of his young rival is this Suzuki on which Viñales cut his teeth before joining Yamaha….

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