Maverick Viñales finished the sprint race of the MotoGP Catalunya GP on the podium, in third place. The rider tried hard to overtake Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) until the last few corners, but to no avail.
The Aprilia spaniard said in the quick interview with the official broadcast that he hadn’t expected such a big drop in the performance of the front tyre. However, he said he was pleased despite having higher expectations:
– I’m happy. Honestly, I enjoyed so much the race. I expected a little bit more, but – I don’t know why – the front tyre dropped so much and I couldn’t make the attack when was the time. But I’m very happy for the team, all the weekend has been fantastic. Thank you everyone for being here. And tomorrow we’ll fight!