Maverick Viñales, the phoenix rises from the ashes in the Netherlands

In the Aprilia clan since last September, the Spaniard returned to the podium at the Dutch GP, the same event where, a year earlier, he recorded his final Top 3 aboard a Yamaha.

Published on 01/07/2022 à 23:51

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Maverick Viñales, the phoenix rises from the ashes in the Netherlands

Water has flowed under the bridges between the last two editions of the Dutch GP on the Assen circuit. In 2021, fabio quartararo and his teammate at the time, Maverick Viñales, gave the Yamaha factory team its first double since the 2017 Argentine GP and the 750th and 751st podiums for the Japanese firm in the premier class. Viñales even took pole position.

Yamaha vs Viñales: a story that quickly took turns

After signing his worst result (19th) in MotoGP during the previous GP in Germany, legend has it that Viñales did everything possible to try to ward off fate. We thought it had worked, but it was only in appearance. During this same Dutch GP, a rumor spread like wildfire that the Spaniard was preparing to leave Yamaha before the end of his race.