Maverick Viñales crossed the finish line in fifth place at the MotoGP San Marino GP. The Aprilia rider maintained this position for virtually the entire race on Sunday in Misano but didn’t have any chance to go further ahead.
The Spaniard told the journalists that he has mixed feelings about this race: ‘I’m happy that today was, let’s say, a good day on the results. But not a good day on the bike, I didn’t felt great. But, top five, so that’s fantastic. If the day I don’t feel good, I am on the top five, it means that we improved a lot and this is something great’.
Viñales is puzzled by the behavior of the rear of the bike in conditions of higher grip: ‘I don’t know why I struggled so much with the rear. It’s strange, because on Friday I was so good on the rear. I don’t know if the grip that increased… we didn’t get the benefit, we got worst. It’s pretty interesting to understand why. I struggle on entry. In Austria I was so strong on entry, in Montmeló. So, looks like that on the tracks there is no grip I can brake very late. It’s a little bit strange; on tracks where there is grip I need to brake earlier because otherwise I don’t make the corner. The guys are understanding that’.
That said, the #12 considers the test day at Misano is a opportunity to make progress: ‘Tomorrow is a good day to improve because we have no pressure, we can change the bike, modify, change the balance. It’s an interesting day’.