MotoGP | GP Portimao Race: Vinales, “I still don't know what the problem is”

MotoGP GP Portugal Monster Yamaha 2021 – Maverick Vinales finished the Portuguese Grand Prix, third stage of the 2021 MotoGP, in 11th position.

The Spanish driver, who started from the middle of the field, was never able to find the pace to be able to fight with the fastest riders. An obvious problem with the bike limited him in the first half of the race, preventing him from even reaching the top ten.

Statements Maverick Vinales Portuguese GP Portimao Race

“I still don't know what the problem is, but something was definitely wrong. Our lap times were very slow. I couldn't do anything, starting from the first lap. It's a shame, because it wasn't the result I expected. It's quite strange that we went from winning in Qatar and starting this weekend in first position to not being able to be in the top 10 in the race. But you always have ups and downs, that's life. Now we have time to analyze the situation. For sure, we need to change something to make our results more consistent. But after this we will go to Jerez, which is a good track for us, so I will focus on that and forget about this race.”