A superior, differentiated pace: this is how the Ducatis can be defined once again in this German GP, and Maverick Viñales, despite considering that he had good speed and rhythm, was “simply” not at the level of the others.
The Spaniard, 12th in this Sunday’s race, explained that since Friday he has been on the track always showing his game, in terms of speed on his Aprilia RS-GP, but it is still insufficient to battle with the Ducati , especially in racing: ‘I don’t know, but we’ll go almost with everything on Friday, I don’t know what they’ll do over the weekend, it’s clear that… Let’s see, I had a good pace today [Sunday] , I was fine, but I wasn’t ready to fight Pecco [Bagnaia] or [Jorge[ Martín. So it’s complicated, it’s complicated’.
And contrary to what happened with the manufacturer from Borgo Panigale, which shows more consistency, the RS-GP is experiencing some problems, exactly the opposite of what happens with the Desmosedici: ‘Now we are having a lot of problems, especially during the races, and it seems to them that everything goes well for them’.
And the problems he felt were not due to physical issues, despite the fall he suffered on Saturday which left him somewhat limited. When asked if he felt well physically, #12 left no room for doubt: ‘Quite well, the truth is that I’m quite well, I had a lot of problems, I managed to ride well, so tomorrow I’ll be more recovered and nothing serious, nothing serious, I was hoping for a lot. worse, then okay, happy’.