Maverick Viñales secured pole position in Austin in a very good way after beating the all-time lap record on the track to take first place in qualifying. The Aprilia Racing rider was very pleased with the result and hopes to put on a good show in the Sprint race.
Here are the first words from the rider after clinching pole position: ‘We feel very confident. It’s obviously a race in progress, I feel stronger and stronger and an important thing in Austin is that I really like the track, a track that suits my riding style especially well. I feel very good here, I love America and for sure that’s something extra and after that we want to have a good race’.
And he concluded: ‘The Sprint will be very tough, but we will put on a good show. Thank you, guys’.