Thrown a profession lifeline by Aprilia after his acrimonious break up with Yamaha halfway by way of 2021, Vinales had thus far did not ship the type of outcomes anticipated of him.
However in America, having taken a breakthrough dash win in Portugal, Vinales put collectively an ideal weekend the place he took pole, dash victory and registered his first grand prix win since Qatar 2021.
It made him historical past too, as he grew to become (formally) the primary rider within the trendy MotoGP period to win races on three completely different manufacturers of motorbike.
On this week’s Tank Slappers podcast, Autosport’s Lewis Duncan and Motorsport.com’s Oriol Puigdemont focus on Vinales’ resurgence and the way Aprilia has been capable of coax out one of the best model of the Spaniard.
Additionally they focus on Ducati’s ongoing chatter woes, why Marc Marquez’s Americas GP weekend wasn’t as dangerous as his DNF urged, and the persevering with rise of rookie celebrity Pedro Acosta.
With Honda enduring a depressing weekend, our hosts give their trustworthy opinion of the Japanese producer and why it’s so removed from being aggressive once more.