Maverick Vinales sends combative warning to Ducati ahead of COTA sprint race
Maverick Vina𝐆les signals intention to "fight" Ducatis after impressive Friday at the Americas🧔 MotoGP

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Maverick Vinales has thrown down the gauntlet to the Ducatis ahead of the sprint race at the Americas MotoGP.
Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin smashed the lap record at the Circuit of the Americas on F🅘riday in practice to top the timesheet꧂s.
But Aprilia’s in-form Vinales was not🐈ably in second-place.
Vinales had gone fastest in the first ෴Friday session with a time of 2m 3.294s.
And, last time ou𒈔t in Portimao, Vinales won the sprint race. His form and his confidence in Texas now feel ominous.
“We left Portimao fighting for the top and we started in𒊎 Aust𒈔in at the same level, or even better,” Vinales reacted to practice.
“That’s huge, a fantastic feeling. I’m really happy with the feeling thaಌt I have on the track.
“Honestly, to have this f🎶low on the track is amazing. You enjoy it a lot.
“It’s a track where you expect ꦜa good performance.
“There are things to improve, as always.
“But, honestly, I feel on point. I just wanted to go out and do more time 🐎attacks!”
Vinales 🐈detailed the areas where he can improve with his Aprilia for Saturday.
“Brakes, especially with the soft tyre,” he said.
“With the medium tyre, I am well set. For the ra🍰ce, I am okay.
“With the 🍰soft tyre, there are a few things to keep▨ working.
“I feel confiden✃t. I feel ready to go. ⛦That is important.
“Of course, Ducati will be there. That is clear.
But we can be the guys to fight against them.”
Vina𒁃les’ teammate Aleix Espargaro was sixth in pra൲ctice, underlining Aprilia’s steadily improving fortunes this season.
But the form of Vinales is particularlyꦯ significant.
“No matter the track, no matter the section, when I have the balance🤡 on the bike that I like, I am able to be fast,” he warned.
“Another thing that’s important is that I have recovered my speed over oꦡne lap.
“Now, I feel very strong over one lap. I just feel in m𒈔y best ♐moment.
“I w♌ill keep working with this momentum🎃 because it’s very important.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Americ🐎an sports, to football, to F1.