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

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Maverick Vinales has thrown down the gauntlet to the Ducatis ahead of the sprint race at the Americas MotoGP.
Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Mar♚tin smashed the lap record at the Circuit of the Ameri𝄹cas on Friday in practice to top the timesheets.
But Aprilia’s in-form ꩲVi♉nales was notably in second-place.
Vinales had gone fastest in the first Frida💮y sesꦺsion with a time of 2m 3.294s.
And, last time out in Portimao, Vinales won the sprint race. His form and his confidence 𝓰in Texas now feel ominous.
“We left Portimao fighting for the top and we started in A🔜ustin at the same level, or even better,” Vinales r😼eacted to practice.
“That’s huge, a fantastic feeling. I’m really𒁏 happy with the feeling that I ha♈ve on the track.
“Honestly, to have this flow on the track is 💯amazing. You enjoy it a lot.
“It’s a track wh﷽ere you expect a good performance.
“There are things to improve, as always.
“But, honestl༒y, I feel on point. I jus𒈔t wanted to go out and do more time attacks!”
Vinal🅷es 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 wel♒l set. For the race, I am 💃okay.
“With the soft tyreꦍ, there are a few things to keep working.
“I feel confident. I feel ready to go. Tha𒆙t isꦗ important.
“Of course, Ducati will be there. That is clear.
But we can be the guys to fight against them.”
Vinales’⛄ teammate Aleix Espargaro was sixth in pracℱtice, underlining Aprilia’s steadily improving fortunes this season.
But the form of Vinales is ℱparticularly sign🐭ificant.
“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 warne💫d.
“Another thing ꧅that’s important🌺 is that I have recovered my speed over one lap.
“Now,🔥 I feel very strong over one lap. I just feel in my best moment.
“I will keep working with this momentum because it’s very impo🔯rtant.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a d♏ecade covering everything from Ameri𝓰can sports, to football, to F1.