MotoGP Italian Grand Prix – Viñales: I am very satisfied with today’s result

After his big crash in free practice, Maverick Viñales was able to stay on his wheels in the race and consolidate his position as leader in the championship with this second place behind Andrea Dovizioso. The young Yamaha prodigy increases his lead in the provisional and now distances his teammate Valentino Rossi by 30 points … Statements and analysis.

Maverick Viñales, Yamaha (1st in qualifying and 2nd in race) :  “Honestly, I’m really satisfied because today was a day to stay on the bike. When I saw that Valentino was downshifting and Marc was not in front, I said to myself OK, it’s the day to finish second and bring home a lot of points ".

"It was very important after the fall of Friday", continues the young prodigy Yamaha victim of a. “Being on the bike was already a huge chance, because it was a big crash and my arm hurt a lot, so I’m very happy with today’s result. I only had pain. when the bike was moving, but most of the time I felt really good and I was 100%. As always, I was preparing to attack the last five laps and find my best pace in the race, but as I have said today was a good day to stay on the bike ".

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This Italian weekend, the sixth round of the season, certainly ended in a good operation for Maverick Viñales: the young Spanish driver continues his ascent to the top of the world championship after three victories (, and), a retirement () and a sixth place ().

Admittedly, he did not succeed in transforming his face against the supercharged Ducati into victory, but he knew how to stay on his wheels without taking unnecessary risks with regard to the of the world championship: while his main rivals are more irregular, "Mack" continues to take advantage of his three victories to stay 26 points behind Dovizioso, propelled to second place, but above all 30 points behind Rossi and 37 points from the two HRC drivers, Marquez and Pedrosa…

"When Maverick realized it was too risky to chase the lead pilot, he decided to bring some very important points to the championship rather than make a mistake ", rejoices Massimo Meregalli, team director.

Because with now a jackpot of 180 points, the official Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team remains at the top of the team championship with a lead of 44 points over Honda Repsol (136) and 55 points over the official Ducati team (125), while Yamaha is still ahead of its competitors in the manufacturers standings with a total of 128 points ahead of Honda (105) and Ducati (97).

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