MotoGP, Vinales is silent about a possible Aprilia deal but says it won’t be away from bikes for a year

Maverick Vinales is keeping his mouth shut about the deal with Aprilia for 2022. The official announcement should arrive shortly, maybe tomorrow, but the Spaniard doesn’t want to come in. “In 2022 I’ll definitely be on the track, I won’t spend a year without bikes – he defined – I am a warrior and I have to fight to get what I deserve. So I’ll keep pushing until the end of the year and hope that Yamaha will help me. “

There is nothing more you can ask about Maverick’s future, if not the most recent, i.e. tomorrow’s race at the Red Bull Ring. After his good performance in the morning, Vinales could not keep up in the afternoon and had to be content with 9th place in qualifying.

“What happened in the afternoon? That’s a good question and I would like an answer, especially for myself. Unfortunately I do not have – he smiled – In FP4 I had some engine problems, the first time I accelerated it seemed to reduce my performance, then I had problems stopping the bike in qualifying. I was optimistic, but in FP3 I braked very well and in Q2 I landed in gravel every time I braked.

This does not mean that Vinales has thrown in the towel for the race.

“Sure, starting 9th or 1st is not the same, but I’ll try to find the sensations from this morning. If I succeed, I have a good opportunity to do well – he confirmed – I don’t know what conditions we will find, of course I would prefer a dry race to a flag-to-flag, but it will definitely be fun “.