Finishing 13th after a⭕ pitlane start at Valencia, combined with victory for Suzuki's Joan Mir, means the MotoGP title is now out of Maverick Vinales control.

A mathematical chance to be𓄧 champion still exists, but only if Mir suffers a non-score and Vinales would ꦛstill need to claim 45 out of the remaining 50 points.

To put that into perspective, Vinales has൲ scored a total of 38 points in the five races since his Misano victory.

"Yes, I mean, Mir has to make a mistake, and we need to w🍬in one race and be second in the other," Vinales said. "So for sure🌃 it's very difficult, honestly, I never think about it.

"Our pro✃blem is not the championship, it's totally otไher things. Right now we are very far on the speed, and that's what we need to recover."

Having dropped 𒆙19 points behind Mir after Aragon, Vinales had needed a strong result at Valencia to get his title challenge back on track.

Hopes were high after being quickest of all 📖in the last year's post-season test with the 2020 Monster Yamaha and revied Michelin rear tyresཧ.

But by the end of Friday practice Vinales had been given a pitlane start for usi🍰ng an extra engine, a legacy of the Jerez failure and resulting valve controversy, and also lost some of his crew after a positive Covid test.

Vinales went on to climb from 21st to 13th in the race, but all his gaiꦫns were due to mistakes from riders ahead.

The Spaniard was 25.403s behind Mir at the finish, h🎉aving lost 13.355s on the opening lap.

Subtracting the pit ꦉlane start from Vinales' race time leaves a deficit of +12.048s, which would still only equate to tenth place on Sunda♌y.

While this seasওon's chances look to be over, Vinales says he knows little about Yamaha'🐲s 2021 developments.

"We don't have any new parts to try during the last 🌳two races, so I don't know really what is going to happen," Vinaleﷺs said. "We don't have any more information than the bike we have right now.

"Honestly, for sure Yamaha understand. They kn𒊎ow that we have problems, they know we are in trouble, and for sure they will try to work.

"Hopefully next year there are four or five tracks where the bike is fantastic, and we can try to win the races," he added, echoing Fabio Quartararo's comments that when the M1 works well at circuit straight away, they can fight for victory. But if not, they ne🐬ver recover.

Petronas rider Quartararo starts the final two rounds tied for second in the standings w🥃ith Suzuki's Alex Rins and is just four points ahead of 2021 Factory Yamaha team-mate Vinales.