Maverick Viñales will start from the second position in both races of the Indonesian MotoGP at Mandalika. The Aprilia rider was only outperformed by the surprising Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team/Ducati) in the qualifying session.
For the Spanish rider, the primary goal has been achieved, and he expressed satisfaction with the work done in an interview with the official broadcast:
– It was very important to qualify well, we did it. An amazing lap: I thought I had the pole, but then I saw I was second and I said: «I can’t believe it!» I rode so fast. My congratulations to Luca, coming back like that after an injury is not easy. But overall I’m feeling great, I’m feeling good on the bike. I think we have a good rhythm, the team is working in a fantastic way. The thing I like is that we never give up, even after the bad results in India and in Japan. We keep working, we keep believing in ourselves and that’s the important thing. And I’m really proud of my team.