Maverick Vinales is excited about his move to KTM in MotoGP for 2025, believing the bike will give him more opportunities to overtake and fight effectively compared to his Aprilia. The Spaniard, who will join the Tech3 squad, struggled for consistency in 2024 despite winning a race with Aprilia. He finished seventh in the championship and performed strongly in a post-season test on the KTM, finishing second-fastest among riders switching bikes for 2025.
Maverick Vinales says the KTM MotoGP bike he will ride in 2025 is a machine that has “increased a lot the way I can fight on track” compared to the Aprilia.
A strong post-season test in Barcelona in November saw him end up 12th overall and second-fastest of the riders who had swapped machinery for 2025 behind his Aprilia replacement Jorge Martin. “This is very important. I can already feel the potential on brakes, which in this MotoGP era it’s very important to attack.“So, I think it increased a lot the way I can fight on the track and this is very important, because if you are good at fighting on the track then it’s easier to put yourself in a good position, to make a good performance.
“But my main focus right now in the next few days is trying to understand the bike, understand what I need and also trying to help the factory to make the next step. But I think we can do a good job.”
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