Maverick Viñales contributed to Aprilia’s one-two finish at the Catalunya MotoGP, finishing in second place. He led a large part of yesterday’s race in Barcelona, but in the final laps he couldn’t hold off his teammate Aleix Espargaró.
During the press conference, #12 described the emotions brought by the result: ‘I feel fulfilled. That is a fantastic feeling. Of course, I really wanted to win, but in the end Aleix had a little more than me. But, other than that, honestly we have to be very happy and proud of how we are riding the bike. I felt so fantastic when I was leading the race. I felt that was my moment. And when I led the race I felt something unbelievable, because it had been a long time since I led a race. You never lose that concentration, that moment, that rhythm, and it makes me feel that I can do this again‘.
Performance aside, the joy within Aprilia was something that particularly touched Viñales: ‘My favorite moment was arriving at the closed park and seeing how the staff was enjoying, seeing the happiness of these people – the true happiness of these people made me feel so proud‘.
