Fourth in the Spanish Grand Prix, Maverick Viñales signed the best result of a KTM this season. Catalan is the strong man of the moment in the orange box.
“For me, this is the end of what is perhaps my best weekend with the KTM”he smiled at the end of the Jerez test, always carried by his performance from the day before. Maverick Viñales only finished 1.4 seconds from Francesco Bagnaia (3rd), therefore podium.
The KTM driver believes to be “Very close” The best, and that the gap to be reduced is mainly due to its adaptation to its new machine. “For me, it is a question of understanding the motorcycle as a whole. These are more details than new parts. I see where we are now and we are very close. The data show that I was 0.1s from Alex Marquez for 70 % of the race. »»
The Spaniard has also targeted the point on which he plans to work to catch up with the ducati who finish in front of: “Ducati pilots always have the advantage of fully exploiting the performance of the package, especially with tender tires in the first round. We need three or four laps. Then we are at the same level, or even faster, but we are already two seconds late. Ducati benefits from this advantage from the start and throughout the race. Despite this, I feel very comfortable and I really want to change that. »»
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