The second race of the MotoGP calendar at the Austrian circuit of Spielberg arrives full of emotions. The proper name of the weekend is that of Maverick Viñales. The Catalan rider was suspended this Thursday at the end of last weekend’s race by his team, Yamaha, who alleged that he had behaved “inappropriate and detrimental to his safety”, as well as to the state of your motorcycle. From the barrier, Viñales has seen today both the training sessions and the classification sessions this Saturday. And before Jorge Martín took the second pole position consecutive, he wanted to apologize for his behavior. In the television images, Viñales could be seen forcing the engine of his motorcycle in a strange way, which opened an internal investigation by Yamaha.
“I am very sad for how the situation has gone and for the frustration I feel after so many and so many races that have not gone as I thought. This is not a good situation for me in any way,” Viñales admitted visibly. affected. “It was a moment of great frustration, because in the first race everything was perfect and I had entered the leading positions with force, but then, in the second, everything was twisted. It was an explosion of frustration that did not I knew how to channel in the best way and that’s why I have to apologize to Yamaha. The frustration was so great that I didn’t know how to manage it, “he added.
While Yamaha decides whether the Catalan will ride his bike again this season, Jorge Martín has once again shown why he is one of the great promises of the future at the MotoGP World Championship. After being awarded the second pole consecutive (third this year), the Pramac Racing driver will return from the most advanced place on the grid in this Sunday’s race (2pm, DAZN). After getting through Q1, Martinator has been planted in the final Q2 with adrenaline pumping through the clouds. The champion of the Grand Prix last weekend, on the same stage, did not want to give options to the Yamaha in a circuit where the Ducati fly. Fabio Quartararo started setting the best times, but was unable to do anything against the record set by Martín in the last lap. The French driver, first in the overall standings of the World Cup, does not suffer at all from the presence of Martin in the front lines of the grid, as he acknowledged at the end of the race.
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