Maverick Vinales completed the first day of the second MotoGP test in Qatar with a third place fi💙nis✅h behind lap record breakers Jack Miller and Fabio Quartararo. 

It was also the first experience of riding with the new M1 chassis, as the Monster Ene൩rgy Yamaha rider chose not to try it at the opening test. 

The first test was laꦬrgely about trying the electronics and making small gains in that area, while also getting the best from his riding style after three months off. 

S💎peaking on the new chassis and his third day on track, Vinales said: "I think overall today has been a really positive one. I had a small crash in T1. I think it was because of a cold medium tyre, a little bit the same as last week’s test.

"But overal🌱l, I think we can be very happy. We are trying to improve our race start, which right now is our clear objective to improve. I tried the new chassis as well, but I need more lap🧔s to understand.

"Also, I need more laps to be comfortable on the bike. I feel quite happy because we are doing a good job. The rhythm is there and at the end of the day, I tr🍒ied one fast lap and three fast laps came, which is good.

"We will see tomorrow. We’re maybe going to try the long run and we’ll see where we’re at. Tomorrow we will try a few more things but not too many things – just the little things. We are also very focussed oℱn testing the electronics."

A big question that remains to be answered heading into the 𒁃new campaign, is Yamaha's struggles&nღbsp;in the race when not out front. 

Aside from Franco Morbidell last year on the 2019 chassis, this seemed to be a weak point of the 20♛20 bike, especially for Vinales who often lost places on the opening laps. 

So it was no surꦦprise to hear that Vinales has been concentrating on improving his starts. 

"We need to improve the starts. We used the first two hours of the day to mak🎐e starts," said Vinales. 

"Tomorrow we will try aไ different set up to see if we can improve. We need one lap from zero to 100, and we need to complete that before the test ends, so we have a big job to do.

"It’s very important for🎐 us to get better in this area, as it’s the key to making good races. We need to start first or second, max. "

Perhaps the biggest revelation so far, is to hear that Vinales hasไ not gone for a full time attack given the st💎aggering lap times on show. Vinales mentioned that he only used 'one new tyre' instead of the two he normally would. 

"Well, normally you put two tyres and you prepare your﷽self. But I just put one new tyre and I push, maybe not at maximum, but close to maximum," added the 26 year-old.

"The bike responds really well. I felt good and thi💎s is important. We feel we can be faster, but anyway the lap time that Fabio and Jack did is unbelievable. We are three in 53 low and the soft tyre (for the test) is th🥃e medium tyre from last year. This is really fast."