Following his stunning exit from Yamaha at the Austrian MotoGP, a much anticipated return to action is in store for Maverick Vinales this weekend.&🤪nbsp;

Vinales will make his Aprilia debut at MotorLand Aragon, the Spani💮ard’s third home round𓂃 of the season. 

"Well, more than excited, I’m very hungry and a𒈔lso very motivated to start this story with Aprilia," said Vinales in the pre-event press conference. 

"Right now, these six races ahea♛d are just a present to prepare for the ne𒈔xt year much better. 

"So, the priority is to try to l🌳earn. For sure, it’s very different so I need to learn a lot. I need to learn quickly, this is the most important."

Vinales joins Aprilia at perhaps the best time after the Italian manufacture🐷r clinched their 📖first ever MotoGP podium in Silverstone.

Aleix Espargaro’s third place was a result that seemed in🎃evitable at some staꦜge this season given how well the Spaniard had been performing. 

So, 🧸♛when asked if Espargaro’s result gave Vinales more motivation to race as early as this, the former Yamaha man said: "For sure, it has set up a lot of fire inside of myself. 

"All we want is to push and I’ve been away for a while, but I think w👍e are comi🗹ng back on a good way, and after the test I feel very positive to be here and to get experience on a race weekend."

Espargaro has often voiced his desire to have a strong tea𒀰m-mate alongside him in order to pusꦗh the Aprilia project forward, which is certainly a possibility with Vinales. 

Espargaro touched on Vinales joining the team, by saying: "Yea♏h, I’m very happy that Maverick joined the team. I think he arrived in the best momentও of Aprilia’ racing story.

"I have been speaking with Maverick since a long time ago about Aprilia and joining us in the future, b♔ut obviously, after the Austria thing, I’m super happy that he can be rac🎐ing again."