Maverick Vinales: “I don’t set limits for myself. I really don’t know how far I am physically”

spanish maverick vinales (KTM RC16) Upon returning to competition after recovering from a left shoulder injury and evaluating performance in the match. Valencia Community Grand Prix This weekend, he said he doesn’t set limits because he doesn’t really know what level his body is at.

Vinales He said, “I’ve ridden 600, 1000cc bikes, but that’s a different story.But it’s the exact same bike. i have had the best time And it’s very comfortable,” he said.

Although he was quick to admit that “ MotoGP I don’t know, you’ll see, but I don’t put any limits on myself, and of course I come in with a lot of energy, a lot of hunger, and a desire to push. ”

nevertheless maverick vinales He admitted he doesn’t watch much racing. “I’ve been trying not to watch too many races and I’ve been trying to take advantage of this time with my family and focus on my recovery away from competition. Of course I’ve always had my family with me so of course I miss that, but I’ve been trying to focus on my recovery away from racing and the truth is I’m more excited now.”

He explained his recovery:arms are betterIn particular, the connections between nerves and muscles were much faster and much more important. ”

“That was probably what worried me the most after that Mandalika (Indonesia) and we have done a lot of work in the High Performance Center of. “Red Bull”‘ in Austria “He’s not 100 percent in terms of putting everything in place, strength, but I don’t think he needs to be and I think he’s already prepared to drive well,” he commented before his return.

Vinales However, I am aware of the importance of making a full recovery afterwards.”MotoGP Currently it is very demanding and as I have seen both Mandalika Like any other circuit, 90 percent of the circuit went very well, but 10 percent was very bad and I fell behind because of the forces. That’s why I think I have to return to competitions when I feel well.

“For me it was important to come back early to understand all the changes they were making to the bike and I wanted to feel it, but it’s important to recover and come back, so maybe I rushed it a little bit there. Because it is very demanding MotoGP Now, with all the aerodynamics we have, the bike has become very heavy,” the Catalan claimed.

“Of course, the shoulder is very important. At first I had limited movement and was riding the bike with only my right arm, so it is very important that the shoulder has full movement,” the rider emphasized. KTM.

“In my case, I had a fall accident and several factors came together, but when I fell, I was holding the handlebars with my hands and my shoulders were back. I bent my elbows and made a vertical gesture with my arms so that they were in line with my collarbone. “If my arms were in their normal position, nothing would have happened. I would have been rolling over on the ground, and obviously my lower back would have hurt the next morning, but nothing would have happened to me,” recalls the recently recovered person.

“Two things worked for me: my shoulder in that position and the impact of the bike,” he explained.

From tester performance Pol Espargaroadmitted, “I was glad he was able to give the team a little bit of play, because it’s very important to stay competitive, because once you reduce your competitiveness, it’s hard to get it back. And I think so.” Pol He has fanned the flames within the team both now and in the past.

“I think that’s important, because everyone is very motivated and enthusiastic right now. Apart from the fact that we’ve progressed very quickly since Friday, I was more interested in keeping the team alive with enthusiasm. It’s important not to relax,” he continued. Vinales.

As for Pedro Acostais also a pilot KTMemphasized, “He has a lot of patience and there is more consistency within the team, which is a very good sign, because it means that the bike continues to perform well in different situations.”

Regarding the future, maverick vinales “You don’t have to set limits. You have to work well and be strong and you’ll see it on the track, but you don’t have to set limits, you have to work on everything. At least in terms of what you can see from home, you have to try not to set markers, because we don’t know how to be at the top and we all have to work hard and try to bring something that we can look forward to on the track next year.”