Analyzes – Argentinian MotoGP GP – Viñales: “I feel strong” – Used YAMAHA

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Argentinian GP MotoGP – Viñales: "I feel strong"

Analysis - Argentinian MotoGP GP - Viñales: & quot; I feel strong & quot; - Used YAMAHA

Starting off from his sixth place on the Argentinian GP grid, Maverick Viñales began to recover from Marc Marquez before the race leader fell. Installed at the controls, the Yamaha official then set his own pace to clinch his first double in MotoGP in front of his teammate Rossi. Great art !

Maverick Vinales, Yamaha-Movistar (6th in qualifying and 1st in race): "We have done very well. We had already chosen our tires this morning (Editor’s note) and the level of grip was good throughout the race. Cal (Crutchlow, Editor’s note) was difficult to overtake because he brakes very hard. Then, I attacked 100% to catch up with Marc (Marquez, Editor’s note) but he fell, which allowed me to resume a lower and more regular pace as in the warm-up ".

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"I feel strong, I was calm on the bike and Michelin did a great job. I’m happy and confident for the future. It’s like we’re in a dream. I have to thank my team and keep it up!"

Site analysis : He did it ! At 22 years old and for his third season in MotoGP only, Maverick Viñales is already touching the legends of the Grand Prix by winning in front of Rossi and Crutchlow his second victory in a row after that obtained during the inaugural race in Qatar! The n ° 25 is the first to sign the double at the beginning of the season on Yamaha since Wayne Rainey in 1990 … This is what gives the dimension of his exploit during the GP of Argentina !

Analyzes - Argentinian MotoGP GP - Viñales: & quot; I feel strong & quot; - Used YAMAHA

The performance is all the more striking as Viñales does not particularly carry the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in his heart: in the three seasons that MotoGP staged on the Argentine track, "Mack" has crashed there twice (in 2014 in Moto2 and in 2016 on the Suzuki). But this year, the situation is different: the Catalan is in full confidence in the Yamaha, which is confirmed by his consistency at the forefront during all the practice sessions. Only the runs and qualifying on Saturday on a wet track placed it in – relative – difficulty.

"It’s like a dream to start my first season with Yamaha with two victories. I gain more and more confidence", describes the one who brilliantly dons the costume of leader of the Yamaha clan, at least on a sporting level . Because in terms of notoriety and marketing value, his illustrious teammate Valentino Rossi still occupies the front of the stage, as recalled by the many demonstrations of support for the n ° 46 in the stands. !

Analysis - Argentinian MotoGP GP - Viñales: & quot; I feel strong & quot; - Used YAMAHA

In the championship, thanks to his perfect start and the fall of Marc Marquez, Viñales has already forged a small safety cushion with 50 points against 36 for Rossi who follows him. Andrea Dovizioso, knocked out by Aleix Espargaro, is third with 30 points behind (20) while the defending champion is eighth with 37 lengths behind the leader (13)…

However, this winning series could continue in 15 days at the GP of the Americas in Austin, a circuit considered "one of the favorites" of Maverick Viñales. The Spaniard won there in Moto2 in 2014 before finishing close to the podium in 2016 with the GSX-RR. His opponents can already continue to rack their brains to answer the central question of the start of the 2017 MotoGP season: who will be able to counter the Yamaha-Viñales duo, intractable or almost since the offseason testing ?

Alexandre BARDIN – Photos DR

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