Misano.- The Spaniard, who in free practice got a slice of the two test sessions he enjoyed in Misano two weeks ago, started tenth, ahead of Joan Mir and Enea Bastianini, two of the most competitive riders of the weekend. of week.
Away from his position, Viñales found his rhythm and tried to stay in it, accumulating some very valuable kilometers in his process of adapting to the RS-GP .
Last Sunday, in Aragon, his debut as a driver for the Noale brand, the rider from Roses (Girona) finished 18th, 27 seconds behind Pecco Bagnaia, the winner. Seven days later, Viñales reduced the difference with the winner by six seconds, again the Italian from Ducati. A good bite that, however, does not leave him satisfied given the distance he has left before being able to extract all the potential that it hides from his prototype.
“The pace was not bad, although we have to improve. I was expecting quite a bit more. My potential with the Aprilia is much greater, the thing is that I still don’t know how to get it out. I must continue learning”, summed up Viñales, who claimed to have certain problems in the first few laps, trying to control a very nervous bike. “With a full tank it cost me. In addition, for this circuit we made a shorter bike, and that made it unstable at first, with all the gasoline”, continued #12 , who will ride again on the Marco Simoncelli circuit this Tuesday, in the first of the two Test days planned.
In these tests, given the moment of the course we find ourselves in, Aprilia will have to decide to what extent it focuses its efforts on its current RS-GP.
“I would like to try things for this year, because I still have a lot to learn from it. But it is also true that we have to think about next year, because it is now when many things are decided”, Viñales stressed.
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