The nine-time MotoGP race winner embarks on his first full campaign with Aprilia in 2022, having joined the marque from last year’s Aragon Grand Prix after losing his place with Yamaha amidst a major fallout.
As the only manufacturer on the grid yet to win a race, having scored one podium to date at last year’s British Grand Prix with Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia operates under results-based concession rules, something afforded to all new and struggling manufacturers.
Concession marques have a bigger engine allocation and are, crucially, permitted to carry out in-season testing with race riders.
Vinales is aware of the benefits this will bring him as he continues to adapt to the Aprilia, having already previously worked under such circumstances at Suzuki in 2015 and 2016.
“The correct word is it brings me calmness, because I know if one weekend I’m not able to find the set-up, we have many test days where we can take profit to find a better set-up,” Vinales said after the Indonesia…
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