Maverick Vinales has taken a shot at Yamaha by saying ‘I wasn’t treated well in the past’, and that Aprilia value him much more after helping the Italian manufacturer secure their first-ever 1-2 in MotoGP.
Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia continued their dominant start to the Catalan MotoGP after the Spaniard broke the official lap record in second practice, which he set last season.
Valentino Rossi knows first-hand the ability that Maverick Vinales has - the Italian legend was beaten by the Spaniard in three of their four seasons as teammates.
Maverick Vinales says ‘it’s mandatory’ that Aprilia helps deliver him with better race starts after losing out on two potential podiums due to dreadful starts at the Austrian MotoGP.
Several MotoGP teams and riders were at a loss to understand why Fabio Quartararo was given a swift in-race penalty for light contact with Lorenzo Savadori, while Jorge Martin went unpunished until late in the evening.
Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring, round 10 of 20 in the 2023 world championship.
Fastest on the opening day of practice at the Austrian MotoGP, Marco Bezzecchi’s day ended with a scooter ride with Valentino Rossi after running out of fuel.