It took a record lap to stop Maverick Vinales picking up where he left at the Spanish MotoGP of🌌f after he secured a pole/Sprint/Sunday triple in America.

A spill in the second practice session at Jerez looked ✅dangerous for the Aprilia rider but Vinales appeared unfazed post-session despite both he and the bike being left on the track in what started as a small, innocuous crash.

The #12 elaborated, e♛xplainingꦦ he wasn’t even sure what caused his off:

“I  don’t know how I even crash! In my mind I was coming to the box. I just, I think, jump into the inside kerb - and it’s a little bit dirty - so I crash - but nothing to be worried aboutꦅ”.

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The Aprilia was in good condition despite the accident and it wasn’t long until, with a new soft ty✱re Vinales was going fast - the first rider under the old lap record. The Spaniard didn’t get to finish the day top, but it did take a big push from Francesco Bagnaia and another new lap record to knock him from the top of the timesheet🌳s.

Vinales was happy with his ඣprogress and despite “ a few corners where we need to improve” he feels like both he and his Aprilia are in a good place for the weekend, especially at a track where🐟 familiarity means most of the field run well.

“Overall, it’s been a positive  ♎- really positive - day, enjoyable riding the bike, so it’s  always a pleasure  to ride at this kind of level in Jerez, we have precious information for tomorrow," he said.

To be that close at a track whe💦re everybody is strong is good news - really good news - I think in the ne🉐xt tracks where people don’t test we can be very strong”.

Speaking on his potential for the weekend ๊Vinales has decided the sky’s the limit, ꦜadding:

“I don’t do a rooftop for myself, I will tryꦑ to go out and do my maximum and see ♐where we are - but if we do a good start we will have the chance.

"Target - front row. That’s the first target then to do a good star♓t like we’ve been doing in the last few races."