MotoGP: ‘I would not go back’ - Maverick Vinales rules out returning to Yamaha

Happy with his progression at Aprilia, showing he can compete for wins aboard the RS-GP at several MotoGP races in 2022, Maverick Vinales sees no reason why he would contemplate returning to Yamaha.
Maverick Vinales, Aprilia MotoGP Valencia 2022
Maverick Vinales, Aprilia MotoGP Valencia 2022

After splitting from Yamaha after his relationship with the Japanese manufacturer turned🌸 sour midway thr🐼ough the 2021 MotoGP season, Vinales is convinced that his future lies with Aprilia.

Feeling like he wasn’t always backed and listened to by Yamaha, 🦋Vinales’ time with Aprilia has certainly felt like a different story for the Spaniard.

Despite results not quite being at the level that was expected, Vinales was given a two-year deal by Aprilia until the end of 2024 before the ex-Suzuki rider, who is a nine-time MotoGP race winner, started to show the same type of potential that left many thinking he could be the main threat to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marc Marquez in previous years.

Vinales is still yet to win with Aprilia, and although the final few races of 2022 proved to be tough for both he and team-mate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro, the former Moto3 world champion i🍎s expected to✤ be a contender for wins this season.

Should Vinales rediscover his winning touch in 2023 then challenging for the title could become a realistic possibility, which he claims is the ‘clear’ goal set ou𒈔♔t by Aprilia.

"The most important thing is𝔍 that we are both fighting to make Aprilia world champion, we are ver☂y clear about this," said Vinales when speaking to Corsedimoto. "We must continue like this, because I think the team has great harmony."

Harmony was the complete opposite of his relationship with Yamaha and 2021 world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo during his final season at Yamaha.

Once Vinales left and was replaced by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Franco Morbidelli, Quartararo lacked any type of support when it came to fighting t🌟he likes of Ducati for victories.

However, Vinales, who is well aware of the struggles Yamaha have endured in recent seasons when it comes to top speed, was🧸 quick to dismiss returning to Yamaha at an𝓡y stage.

"I don't know what Quartararo said, because I haven't tried th𒀰e bike for years," added Vinales. "R🌱egarding returning to Yamaha, I would not go back. 

"I'm not saying this for them, with whom I had an excellent relationship. Bu✱t I decided to 💝change the music."

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