Maverick Vinales mentioned that he believes his San Marino GP was 'wasted' due to a Yamaha Tyre technician's wrong tyre management strategy.
Vinales had broke a record in the race conducted last weekend as he claimed pole position, However, he faced difficulty in managing the tyres which resulted in him ending up 5.3 seconds off the lead position. He stated that he was unable to maintain grip.
He mentioned that he was the only rider to opt for the hard compound tyres which is a choice that he regrets. After taking pole for the second Misano round, he mentioned that his choice was influenced by a Yamaha tyre technician who made him believe that the tyre was the "best choice" for Vinales' riding style.
"When you work during all weekend and the guy in charge of your tyres says the hard is the best choice for you, you put on the hard," Vinales explained.
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"So, I don't think we worked good in that area because other Yamahas were with the medium, they say to me the hard is the best option for my riding style.
"But in the end it was not true, it was not correct.
"So, we make many mistakes in many races, which my potential was good but tyre choice was the wrong one.
"So, we need to pay more attention to that."
Vinales added: "We have another person inside our team from Yamaha who is looking at the tyre data, and I don't think we did a good job last week.
"I have to say because for us we made a good weekend and then we make a mistake on the tyres. So, for me it's wrong. All the job you do in the weekend you waste just because you put on the wrong tyre.
"We pay a lot of attention to that, we're working very hard with Esteban [Garcia, crew chief] to make sure we don't miss anything and choose the correct things all the time on the bike."
