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We had left him with a lot of bitterness in his mouth because of the disappointing seventh place finish in the Red Bull Ring GP, so on the eve of the Aragon round Maverick Vinales revealed that he is only aiming to put that below-expectation result behind him and get back to fighting for the podium.
"We won't have much new to try, consequently we have to try to frame things to focus on right away," he dictated the tasks for the weekend. In fact, one major change will be there and it will see the entire group in the same boat, the asphalt.
"I've only done a couple of laps, so I don't have any data to base that on. However, I expect to see it improve as we go along. Let's say that anything can happen this weekend and we will have to be ready to take advantage of opportunities because the performances will be level. Winning will be difficult, but we have to at least fight. In general this is a different circuit from those encountered so far, if we then add the unknown of the bottom it is complicated to make expectations. I think the situation we will be in will be a bit like Qatar when the track is full of dust at the beginning. When it's Moto 3's turn we'll know more."
If 2024 sees a little bit of all manufacturers other than Ducati having to settle for crumbs, 2025 could bring a few more surprises. "Getting into the top four will be easier, although there will be three GP25s. I then expect reshuffling also because of the many changes of helmets. Looking at today, at Spielberg the Desmosedici was unreachable and I rode well. Overseas might be different. The important thing is in any case to give my best and as far as I'm concerned to be close to the best, as well as the first among the Aprilias."
Asked if, in his opinion, the Borgo Panigale manufacturer was not helped by the Michelin 2024s, the Iberian said, "At the beginning of the championship it seemed not, because they complained about a lot of vibrations, but they seem to have found something that has allowed them to take a step forward. We also suffered a little bit from it, but in an acceptable way," he admitted before going on in thought by latching onto what happened in Styria. " The front tire never gave us any problems, but in Austria already on lap 2 I suffered from overheating both front and rear. Maybe it was circuit related. Here usually to accuse the low grip, we will see with the new asphalt. I think the base setup should work."
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