Analysis – GP of Thailand – Viñales (3rd): “The GP of Japan will show if we have really progressed” –

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GP of Thailand – Viñales (3rd): "The GP of Japan will show if we have really improved"

Analyzes - GP of Thailand - Viñales (3rd):

Maverick Viñales returns to the podium in Thailand for the first time since his third place in Germany in July. The Yamaha rider, followed at the finish line by Rossi and Zarco, is however careful not to get carried away by this surprising return of the M1s.. Debriefing.

Maverick Vinales, Yamaha-Movistar (4th in qualifying and 3rd in race) : "Getting on the podium so close to the winner makes me happy, especially since we have always suffered in these difficult conditions. It shows that we have done well this weekend!"

“After five or six races that I wasn’t even able to finish within ten seconds of the outposts, I finally finished very close here. However, I would be hard-pressed to explain why… J ‘was able to fight and feel good, as it should be in every race, even if I lost ground on acceleration ".

"This season has really not been easy … I hope that this renewed competitiveness comes from the changes we have made to the bike, changes which are in my opinion positive because I had a really good feeling with the bike. ‘before, especially under braking. We will see how it goes in the next races, especially in Japan. If we get a good result there, it will show that we have really improved. ".

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Site analysis : Maverick Viñales goes from an anonymous 10th place in Aragon 22 seconds behind the winner to a very convincing third place just 0.270 sec from first place. How to explain such a difference in success in 15 days, when Yamaha has been standing still since mid-season ?

Analyzes - GP of Thailand - Viñales (3rd):

"Honestly, I don’t really know," admits the n ° 25 who increased the pace in the second part of the race as he is used to. The Spaniard, like his teammate Rossi, evokes a possible good chemistry between his motorcycle and the very resistant rear tire designed by Michelin to cope with the aggressiveness of Thai asphalt. 

"Mack" also explains that he made important changes to the weight distribution of the M1, which help him improve his feelings with the front axle. Has the n ° 25 finally put the glove on this good base of adjustments that all the Yamaha clan seeks in vain for a year and a half? ?

Cautious, Viñales is careful not to assert it in order to avoid any disillusion: the 23-year-old driver has already been enthusiastic in the past by announcing that he has found the way forward … before pissing off in the next race for lack of achieve correct adjustment of the Yamaha.

Analyzes - GP of Thailand - Viñales (3rd):

Maverick Viñales prefers to wait for the following races to validate – or not – the progress suggested by his podium in Thailand, his fourth of the season and his first since. This "wisdom" reflects a real unease: in the end, everyone makes assumptions about the reasons for the competitiveness of M1s in Buriram, without being able to explain it. Amazing at this level of competition…

Another unanswered question: why do Viñales and Rossi follow each other in 3rd and 4th place on a track where they encountered great difficulties when they discovered it nine months earlier ?! However, the bike has not fundamentally changed since the tests at Buriram in February, as the official riders often deplore….

But how can one hope to get the best from a motorcycle without precisely identifying the causes of its weaknesses? The key to real improvement lies in a clear vision of the procedure to be followed: otherwise, Viñales and Rossi will continue to blame the tires, electronics or engine behavior of the M1 in turn….

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