Vinales is close behind Bagnaia in the standings
After being very competitive in Portugal, where only a technical failure stopped him, and in Texas, where he was unbeatable, Maverick Viñales he also confirmed himself at the front on Friday in Jerez. The Spaniard continues to show enviable harmony with his official Aprilia and is just a tenth behind the best of the day, Francesco Bagnaia. Vinales seems to have all the ingredients at his disposal to continue doing great things with his RS-GP. From the first morning session “Mack” confirmed himself ahead of everyone, and then confirmed himself again in the afternoon, despite a trivial crash which however did not slow him down.
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One progress above all surprised him
Vinales admitted: “I found an excellent feeling right from the first lap, it’s incredible to be able to ride like this in Jerez. I can take the bike to the limit and I have a lot of fun. It’s important to exploit the potential of the bike and today we did it to the fullest”.
But where he has noticed a big change is long distance: “The race pace surprised me because we improved by almost a second compared to last year. The bike is spectacular, there are obviously small things to improve, but nevertheless I am very satisfied”.
The start is very positive, now it’s a matter of looking at the little things to consolidate competitiveness and then work that magic in the race, which he managed a couple of weeks ago in Texas.
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