Maverick Vinales has no clue when KTM will𝕴 be competitive enough to win a MotoGP race, admitting the brand are in a “painful moment”.

Vinales swapped his factory Aprilia seat for a ride at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tech3 KTM this year😼, where he has found uncompetitive machinery.

Vinales r🌺emains the most recent non-Ducati rider to win a grand prix in the premier class, dating ba🥃ck a year to COTA in 2024 when he won on the Aprilia.

At KTM he has the unique chance to make history as a MotoGP winner with a fourth brand, but that dream 💦looks a 𓆏long way off.

“I know it’s a long time t𒆙hat KTM haꦬven’t won a race,” Vinales said.

“It will be good but, at the moment, it’s far away. I don’t want to look ♛too much at this objective, because I will get frustrated.

“I chose a really big challenge, probably the bi🔥ggest one I had. But I am ready for🌠 it.

“As soon aܫs I switch🧜ed from Yamaha to Aprilia, this experience gave me a lot of information which I can apply now.

“I have always been at the front. So it’s not eas✅y to see myself stru🌌ggling to be there.

"But I know it takes time.

꧟“Bas꧅ically, this year I am always working on patience and confidence.

“For the rest, I am optimistic and happy.

“I don’t know how many years it will be take. Like always, maybe it ꦺwill take a month, or maybe one yea🍷r.

“I need to change something for next year to really be competitive.⛄ Because, we have to remembeꦅr, that we are quite far from the main guys.

“Now it’s the painful moment where you work and work, and it looks like things aren’t happening. But, suddenly t꧅hey will happen.”

Maverick Vinales points to 'something I am struggling with'

Vinaಌles is keeping a close eye on Tech3 teammate Enea Bastianini, who has also struggled in his adaptation from riding a Ducati, and factory duo Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta.

“If I compare to the guys who ride my꧑ bike, I am quite close. Soon I will be at the maximum,” Vinales said.

“There are a few things I can see in the data that I am doing well. That is nice because, if I fix two or three things which aꦍre small, I can make a big step and be closer to the top gu🎉ys.

“🅷It’s a ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmatter of time, to put everything together.

“The braking area is something I am struggling with. It is a🅠 technique, I need to get into the different technique. As soon as I get it, I will be faste🌌r.”

Vinales hopes that KTM bri🔯ng significant upgrades for the European part of the season.

ꦫ“When we arrive to Europe, to Jerez for the first test, we’ll see what we have or what we don’t have,” he said.

“It’s too early to say about how hard💞 we are trying, or not. At the moment I don’t know.”

For now, Vinales is batt꧂ling away to stay ahead of Bastianini, at least.

“The goal this season is to be at the level of my teammates. To try to be in front,” he🎃 said.

“It will🐻 be hard because they have a lot of experience, and they are fast riders. But this is my priority꧂.”