The 2013 Moto3 world champion is a nine-time race winner in MotoGP, but has endured a wildly inconsistent career since switching from Suzuki to Yamaha in 2017.
Though taking eight of his nine wins with Yamaha between 2017 and 2021, Vinales never came close to challenging for the title and his relationship with the marque soured dramatically last season.
For much of his time at Yamaha, it has been widely discussed that Vinales needed to work on the mental side to address his issues – and until this year with Aprilia, he had previously refused to work with a sports psychologist.
But addressing this in a frank response to a question on Thursday ahead of the Indonesian Grand Prix, Vinales explained why he never believed these comments about his mental health.
“Well, it’s been a matter that’s been ongoing, especially with some people all the time pushing [about] my mental side,” he began.
“I have to say my mental health is fantastic, I couldn’t imagine a better life than the one…
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