Last April 14th, Maverick Viñales wrote a significant paragraph in the history of motorcycling, becoming the first rider to win with three different brands in the MotoGP era. The Texan statement riding aAprilia followed the one achieved with Suzuki in 2016 and the eight achieved with Yamaha between 2017 and 2021.
As we know, in 2025 the Catalan will race on one Ktma dynamic that places him in the position of lengthening the above paragraph, turning it into an authentic one unpublished page in the book of MotoGP achievements. Nobodysince the world championship has existed, has established itself with four different bikes.
Viñales was the first to do it in MotoGP, as mentioned. However, if we look at the premier class tout courtthe feat of being first under the checkered flag with three different manufacturers had already been completed by Mike Haiwood in the 60s (Norton, MV Agusta, Honda), by Randy Mamola in the 80s (Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha), by Eddie Lawson at the turn of the 80s and 90s (Yamaha, Honda, Cagiva) and by Loris Capirossi between the 20th and 21st centuries (Yamaha, Honda, Ducati).
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Top Gun it could go further. Drop the poker it won’t be exactly simple, also because internal competition will be high. Nonetheless, here we are talking about a centaur capable of winning with Suzuki and Aprilia – not exactly hegemonic bikes – and of bringing Yamaha back to success after a long abstinence.
In short, it will be enigmatic And inconstant as much as you want, but the Catalan does not lack talent. It turns on and off seemingly without explanation, but when all the switches are “ON”, you have to tap it.
Maybe he will never become World Champion, but considering his profile and his characteristics, excel with 4 different brands it would perhaps represent the highest goal to aspire to; and it would certainly not be disdained, because it would allow him to enter history through the main door.
