Analyzes – 2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix – Viñales (10th): Not used to this kind of positions … – Used YAMAHA

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2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix – Viñales (10th): Not used to this kind of position…

Analyzes - 2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix - Viñales (10th): Not used to this kind of positions ... - Used YAMAHA

Maverick Viñales drank the cup in front of his home crowd at the GP of Catalonia 2017: only tenth at the finish almost 25 seconds behind Dovizioso, "Mack" records his worst result at the finish of a race on the official Yamaha. The noose is tightening in the championship on the Spanish driver, who shows signs of excitement in the face of the versatile behavior of his M1 … Statements and analysis MNC.

Maverick Viñales, Yamaha Movistar (9th in qualifying and 10th in race): "It was a tough day, but sometimes you just have to know how to score points and that’s exactly what we did. Sunday I couldn’t have done better than tenth. Obviously, we’re not used to it. in those kinds of positions. But it was the best result we could get, so we have to be happy with those 6 points. At least I’m still leading the championship. We will continue to work hard to rectify the situation. shooting during the next races ".

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MNC analysis : If his teammate Rossi says to himself "" following this GP of Catalonia totally missed by the official Yamaha, Maverick Viñales, he is in a state closer to anger: "the Yamaha has never behaved in this way" , plague the 22 year old Spaniard who had never finished a race on the M1 so far in the standings (except, of course, his).

Analysis - 2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix - Viñales (10th): Not used to this kind of position ... - Used YAMAHA

Everything went wrong for the leader of the championship, currently the only driver with three victories on the clock: uncomfortable from free practice, "Mack" was already struggling to digest being relegated to QP1 , he who was used to playing pole directly in QP2. But this weekend, the M1 was struggling: no Yamaha has managed to qualify directly in QP2, a first since the introduction of this qualifying format.

The cause of this descent into hell for the crest of Iwata? Worrisome difficulties in dealing with bumpy tracks offering little grip, as was already the case during the race. Zarco, Folger, Rossi and Viñales: all complained about a lack of traction of the Yam ‘and a certain instability of its front axle. For this reason, the four opted for the medium front tire, when they knew full well that the "hard" solution used by the three pilots on the podium (Dovizioso, Marquez and Pedrosa) was the only one able to get them to the end. 25 laps.

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"The medium tire only works well for five or six laps, but it’s impossible to pass the hard one," regretted Rossi on qualifying evening, already aware at that time of the difficulties that awaited them in the race. In this little game, Johann Zarco and Jonas Folger fared better than the official pilots, which the "Doctor" also expected: "the M1 2016 works better in these conditions, it is easier with little grip than the 2017 ".

Analysis - 2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix - Viñales (10th): Not used to this kind of position ... - Used YAMAHA

Not having ridden with the older generation other than during the offseason testing, Viñales is careful not to make any comparison. But his analysis of the situation is just as worrying: "it is difficult because our motorcycle does not behave in the same way depending on the circuits: sometimes it is perfect and no one can stop me, as in and in, then the next time everything changes ", he gets annoyed at the 24.189 seconds that separate him from the winner in Barcelona…

"However, I ride the same way every race: I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong!", Admits with a touch of anguish the n ° 25, somewhat confused by the versatile temperament of a motorcycle. acclaimed so far for its homogeneity. Ironically, after dominating the start of the season, Viñales is struggling as Lorenzo, whom he replaces at Yamaha, ramps up in a Ducati which is currently in top form. !

Analyzes - 2017 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix - Viñales (10th): Not used to this kind of positions ... - Used YAMAHA

To try to stop this negative spiral, Yamaha will stay an additional day on the Montmelo circuit, where official tests with most of the teams are taking place this Monday and Tuesday. Less than two hours from the end of this first day of post-GP testing, Maverick Viñales is leading the debate – ahead of Folger and Pedrosa – with a time of 1’44.932, only 3 tenths off his qualifying time ( 1’44.620).

The leader of the championship, on whom Dovizioso returned to only 7 lengths, would he have found solutions to his problems? Hopefully for Viñales, who didn’t only make friends at Michelin by engaging in a rear tire inspection in his lap of honor….

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