Viñales went on vacation five weeks ago as the great protagonist of MotoGP. During the weekend in Assen, the intention of the rider from Roses (Girona) to leave Yamaha at the end of the season, a year before the end of his contract, became known, something that became official the day after the Grand Prix.
Although at that time the future of Viñales pointed towards Aprilia and the brand itself confirmed the interest, during the summer break there has been no movement in this regard. The pilot himself cooled the matter in an interview with Motorsport.com in the private test in which he participated in Barcelona in mid-July.
The Catalan was put in front of all the media for the first time this Thursday at the press conference prior to the Styrian Grand Prix, but the confirmation of the withdrawal of Valentino Rossi subtracted all the prominence from the rest of the pending issues.
The #12 was more relaxed than before the holidays and began his speech by apologizing to the fans.
“I want to apologize to the fans because sometimes my attitude is not the best, but I am dealing with a new situation, it is very difficult and I am frustrated,” said Viñales . “Sometimes I’m not good at communication, but I’m learning, I’m trying to improve, I’m trying to know what’s going to happen.”
” Yamaha is a great team, but not for me at the moment. We have not been able to achieve my best level. I think the most important thing now is to be focused. I am very motivated, I will give my best, without a doubt, in every race, in every lap,” he said of Yamaha.
Regarding where he will race in 2022, he did not let go: “As for my future, I’m focusing on that. I can’t say more than that. I wanted to take advantage of the summer to have fun, release all the pressure, and then work and progress”, riveted
