MotoGP – Viñales: "In the dry the Yamaha are strong at Le Mans"

It was the great objective of the Yamaha rider, to start from the front row of the grid, and although he was on pole for a few seconds, he finally lost it to Fabio Quartararo , but was able to keep second place and his options intact for the race. MotoGP race this Sunday at Le Mans .

“ Q2 has been a bit confusing because of the flag issue. Two laps from the end it was raining and there were no water flags. Then, in the last one, I have seen that they marked wet and it was dry. I didn’t understand it very well, but in the end it was the same for everyone”, said Maverick at the end of qualifying.

“I have felt very good, the times are fast for the conditions we have had”, he added.

“It has been a very hard day. One lap from the end there were patches on the track and it was difficult, but we squared everything up and managed to finish second. The first row was the objective and we have achieved it”.

Maverick and the rest of Yamaha looked lost in FP3, in mixed conditions with the track improving, but in Q2 they put three bikes in the top four.

“In FP3 we were very far away and we don’t know why, I had no grip. We have to study what happened.”

“I see Fabio and Franco (Morbidelli) very well. I think the Yamahas are strong here and it could be an interesting race”.

“I feel more comfortable in the dry, the bike works very well and we have pace, you can go fast. So in the dry the conditions are better for us”, assured the boy from Roses .

The photos of Maverick Viñales at the 2021 MotoGP French Grand Prix

Second place Maverick Viñales, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Pole Winner Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, Second Place Maverick Viñales, Yamaha Factory Racing

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Polesitter Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha Factory Racing, Second Place Maverick Viñales, Yamaha Factory Racing, and Third Place Jack Miller, Ducati Team

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Accidente de Maverick Viñaales, Yamaha Factory Racing

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