Maverick Vinales dealt warning about KTM’s “patience”

"Aprilia was over-the-top patient, like nobody else would☂ be"

Maverick Vinales, Tissot sprint race, Grand Prix of the Americas, 13 April
Maverick Vinales, Tissot sprint race, Grand Prix of the Americas, 13 April

Maverick Vinales has been warned that KTM might💜 not b🍃e as patient as his current employers Aprilia.

Vinales will swap his factory Aprilia seat for the new-look Tech3 te🔯am next seas🃏on, alongside Enea Bastianini.

It will give Vinales the chance to further༺ extend his unique record, after becoming the first rider to win a MotoGP race f♕or four manufacturers this year.

But, his change of environment⭕ could bring additional pressure, he has b🌟een told.

"Aprilia did an incredible job - and showed more patience than any other manufacturer - in nursing ꧋Maverick along, and getting the most out of him. And they got rewarded," broadcaster Simon Crafar said.

"I don’t know if another manufa🗹cturer can do🍰 it as well as Aprilia.

"Aprilia was ꩲover-the-top patient, like nobody else would be. And KTM can be hard.

"The big difference is that you can’t speak badly about the machine or you’ll get in trouble. You could get away with that🧸 at Aprilia.

"It will be interesting to see how their relati𒁏onship plays out.

"I hope Maver🍸ick can win with a fourth ma𝕴nufacturer."

Vinales will pa𝐆rtner with current factory rider Bastianini, riding factory-spec KTMs in 2025.

"Enea, you get hi🔜m com✨fy, he’s a tough lad who wants to make it happen," Crafar said. 

"Get him comfy on the bi🍬ke and he does the results regularly. From the outside, my gut feeling is that he will work well and survive in there."

KTM have previously used their satellite 𒐪team to bring through Moto2 champions, such as their current line-up Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernandez.

The switch to a duo of experienced riders from factory teams, in Vinales and Bastianini, represents a sharp c🍌🏅hange in philosophy.

Crafar commented: "KTM have used that team to ꦦbring Moto2 world ch🌄ampions up.

"They’ve brought three very good cham𒈔pions up but it hasn’t worked.

"There aren’t many riders 💖to choose from in Moto2. And you’ve got the opportunity to have race winners…

"There’s a very good chance you will win a MotoGPꦐ race next seaso𒆙n with Maverick and Enea.

"When Enea is comfortable, he’s fast regularly. With Maverick you know that you’ll get som꧟e fantastic ones, and some n🌊ot-so-fantastic ones.

"I 🌞really understand that would be attraཧctive to KTM."

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