Vinales was first seen wearing a ‘Batman’-like c🗹ostume in the cool-down room after finishing second to reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia.

Vinales then walked out to the podium with the outfit on before exp🐻laining the meaning behind it in the post-race൲ press conference. 

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“It’s a joke with the team,” said Vinales. “They bet with m𝓰e about going to the podium twice and without tw♓o X’s (refers to not finishing) but I did it. 

“The ﷽background with that is the synergy we have in the team and between both 🌃sides of the garage. 

“We also try to enjoy ourselves 𒆙and it’s fantastic. I’m just trying to become what I want to become.”

Like in the sprint, Vinales was a contender ꦍfor victory before being beaten by a Ducati.

On Saturday it was Jorge Martin who got the better of the Aprilia rider, bef꧒ore Bagnaia did the same during the closing stages of Sunday’s main race.. 

Speaking about Martin, who✱ held a thr🌟ee second lead prior to crashing out, Vinales said: “He was very fast in the beginning. Maybe I could follow him for five-six laps but I knew that I wouldn’t arrive to the last-lap of the race. 

“I just tried to control [the pace], the rear tyre and rear temperature because Saturday I had a huge ꦍdrop. 

“I needed to make a controlled race the whole time a✤nd luckily I started well. I had a lot of ﷺroom to work well on the gas. 

“It’s something we struggled with here but we don’t usually struggle with. But I’m very proud of the job we are doing. Of course, I want♛ to win badly but it will arrive. It’s a matter of time.”

In terms of winninไg, Vinales is still without victory for the Italian brand although he came within a few tenths🔯 of making that a reality.

Vinales is yet to win with Aprilia although he cꦑame within a few tenths of changing that during Sunday’s race. &nb✱sp;

But while he appeared to have more pace than Bagnaia at some stages, Vinales felt as though the championship leader 🎐was control♛ling the gap.

“He was under control,” stated Vinales. “Maybe ☂too much in 🎐the last-lap [laughs]. But he was controlling. I don’t know. 

“The only thing I was thinking because I saw Fabio [Quartararo] recover one second in one lap, was that if I made a mistake he would overtake🧸 me and then I wouldn’t have the chance to overtake him again.”