Vinales joined Aprilia from last year’s Aragon Grand Prix after parting ways with Yamaha in August, after an incident in Austria where he was found to have deliberately tried to damage his M1’s engine in the Styrian GP.
Embarking on his first full campaign on the RS-GP in 2022, Aprilia is working hard to extract the best from the nine-time MotoGP race winner by forming “a working group”.
Part of this is the hiring of Maganzi to help condition Vinales’ training regime, with the former having helped Alonso in 2005 and 2006 when the then-Renault driver won both of his F1 world titles.
The trainer has also worked with ex-Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and 2012 Spanish GP winner Pastor Maldonado.
Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola said: “Yes, we have decided with his [Vinales’] agent to form a working group to get the best out of Maverick.
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