Maverick Vinales says “a number of things becaꦐme clear” to Aprilia following the recent Misano MotoGP test ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Roma🙈gna Grand Prix.

Aprilia has endured a torrid few rounds ✤in MotoGP as the performance of its RS-GP has fallen away compared to i൲ts race-winning form earlier in the season.

Struggling to 10th with Aleix Espargaro on the low-grip surface at Aragon, the move to a higher-grip Misano did nothing to🎐 boost Aprilia’s fortunes - with it scoring just five points between all four of its riders.

But the post-San Marino GP test ♍allowed Aprilia to pinpoint several issues with its bike - a lack of consistency with the RS-GP’s engine braking being its biggest problem.

“We are starting a new race weekend in Misano, and I think it’s a great opportunity for improv❀ement,” Vinales said ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagnꦏa GP.

“During the fi🌳rst race and the test, a number of things became clear to us, but now it is up to us to raise tꦬhe bar.

“We �❀�must give our utmost in every lap, every race and every session.

“We are focused on taking a step forward; it’s important t🍃o us to finish this weekend on a good note before the races in Asia.

“My m꧂entality is that we must improve, avoid mistakes and keep fighting.”

He added: “To be hone𝓡st, the test has been very interesti♏ng, trying to understand why we are very fast and in others we are struggling a little bit.

“💝Seems that w﷽e start to understand that the biggest issue is on brakes.

“So, we really need to readapt tꦚhe engine braking, trying to be more consistent, because as soon as I started to brake well the lap time came very easy. This is something very positive.”

Aleix Espargaro𝕴 echoed his team-mate’s sentiments, stating: “The first race in Misano did not go as we had hoped.

“Clearly, the long race was affected by the rain, but we were still notꦜ☂ as fast as we wanted to be during the weekend.

“During the test, we understood which direction we 🅠needed to go 💃in, so I hope we can improve.

“It is a tricky circuit for us, but we are ready to d♋o our best and fight for the positions that count.”