A third place for Maverick Vinales in Practice at the Aragon MotoGP represented a solid result for the Spaniard, but he admitted he needs to impr🅺ove.

Vinales felt that there was one area of the track, sector four — which starts on the exit of t🧸urn 15 and runs to the finishꦰ line — where he needs to improve.

“The day has been good, to be honest,” Vinales told MotoGP.com.ℱ “Somehow, I felt in one lap I can be very fast, but I need to improve the rhythm, sector four especially.

“So, I’m going to try to concentrate really well, try to undersℱtand how to improve it, we know we lost a little bit in some parts of the fourth sector. But if we are able to improve there, I think we are close to the top.”

The new asphalt in Aragon had been a major talking point on Friday, with relatively low grip for a fresh t🌺rack surface.

“It’s always kind of interesting when you go to a new surface ꦡbecause things are more open, everyone is closer, so we need to see tomorrow,” Vinales explained. “I remember, in Austin⛦ we improve a lot from Friday to Saturday, so we need to look at it like that and see what we can achieve.”

Vinales felt he can be among the top cꦇontenders in Aragon, but he was also certain of who is the rider to beat 💜at MotorLand.

“For sure, the guy to🐻 beat will be Marc [Marquez], ♔and then I think we can be there,” he said.