A sprint win in Portimao was followed up by a clean sweep at COTA, with Vinales claiming pole position, the sprint and grand prix win.Vinales, who left Yamaha after being sacked at the Styrian MotoGP, is now arguably in the best form of his career.
“The only thing that keeps me coming into this paddock is the victory. I always had the feeling and the motivation that if I put in the work, I can take the maximum from my talent, with any bike. In the end, we did it! I expected it before - I had chances. But I had never done it until now.” “Valencia was the confirmation - I did pole and a lap record. But in Malaysia? New bike, and I got lost. I could not believe it.
“So this helps. I know what the bike needs. I know I am sensitive to what’s going good or not, which is good for the factory.”