Aprilia Racing's Maverick Vinales is optimistic about his team's progress this season. After winning at the MotoGP Argentina 2022, Vinales is even sure he can appear even faster in other races, including the 2022 United States MotoGP.
As is known, Aprilia temporarily dominates MotoGP this season. Aleix Espargaro got his first win and managed to climb to the top of the MotoGP standings.
Vinales was also proud of Aleix's achievements. According to him, Alex deserves to be the fastest in the race which took place at the Rio Hondo Termas Circuit, Monday 4 April 2022 ago.
"I'm happy for Aleix, because he deserved this result after a long time and great commitment," said Vinales.
Furthermore, Vinales said that Aprilia will be faster in the next series. The 27-year-old revealed that his team had found its best suit and was ready to be even more competitive.
"What I can say is, I'm happy, because after the warm-up in Mandalika we found a set up to work on and here we perfected everything," he added.
"Now there is a lot of data to learn, but the most important thing is winning," he continued.
Vinales' achievements in the MotoGP Argentina 2022 are also not too disappointing. He finished in seventh position. However, Vinales did not want to lose to Aleix who appeared unstoppable in Argentina.
Vinales said that he was in the process of reaching his best speed level. He also looked at the 2022 United States MotoGP with a tone full of optimism.
"Today, I don't have to blame myself even though there was a losing position in the end, the balance is no doubt positive, because I'm in the process," he said.
Austin is one of my favorite tracks, I will come there feeling the same as today, to keep improving, the world championship is still long and we still need to take a lot of steps forward."
#Aleix Espargaro appreciated by Maverick Vinales
Aleix Espargaro's teammate at Aprilia Racing, Maverick Vinales, gives his colleague a thumbs up after winning the MotoGP Argentina 2022. He praises Aleix Espargaro's racing method, which he considers successful in showing the potential of Aprilia Racing's RS-GP motorcycle.
As is known, the third series of MotoGP Argentina 2022 has been completed on Monday 4 April. As a result, Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaro managed to win the title.
Meanwhile, Aleix Espargaro's partner, Maverick Vinales, performed quite well, even though he did not enter the top five positions. The Spaniard had to settle for ending the race in seventh position.
Even so, Maverick Vinales admits Aleix Espargaro has shown the potential of the Aprilia bike in MotoGP this season to win his first win. The 26-year-old racer explained that it was only a matter of time before he could look as good as Aleix Espargaro.
"Aleix (Espargaro) is working very well, and he has shown that his bike has the potential to win. It is only a matter of time before I reach the same stage, and therefore I have to do it to keep working," said Maverick Vinales quoted from Paddock GP on Tuesday (5/4/2022).
Furthermore, Maverick Vinales said he had to stay focused and wait for the time to win. He explained that winning would change Aprilia's image a lot with the help of the media.
As I said, I have to stay focused, and while waiting for the win. The image of the team will change a lot, especially through the media," he said.
With this victory, Aliex Espargaro managed to occupy the first position in the 2022 MotoGP standings with 45 points. While Vinales is in 13th position. So far he has pocketed 13 points, without winning and a podium until the third series.
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