Maverick Vinales’ failure to win the 2020 San Marino MotoGP race series has extended the curse of the Misano Circuit. Despite occupying pole sitter, Rider Monster Energy Yamaha had to settle for finishing in 6th place.
Pole sitter is a racer who starts the race from first place. The Spanish rider failed to maintain his position since the initial pull from the starting grid. Then when the race took place, he was slowly overtaken by his competitors.
This incident also happened when he raced in the Austrian MotoGP. Vinales was in pole position at the time, but slumped away and finished in 10th position. “I am happy to be on pole and in my time, because when I am on the bike I can do the best,” said Vinales after the San Marino MotoGP race.
“But on the other hand, I was really disappointed. I was expecting too much more than the race. The main problem is the dynamics that are the same as every week. I don’t know why I fail on the race,” he explained.
“The race arrived and I had the same problem. It was difficult. I don’t want to always say the bike is not working well. The bike is like this, we are the problems. I have to get used to this and not be too enthusiastic about qualifying,” he said. .
Launching from GridOto, since 2011, pole sitters have always failed to win at the San Marino MotoGP. For Vinales, this is the third curse. Last season, Vinales also became a pole sitter then finished third at the Misano Circuit. Then in MotoGP 2017, he only finished fourth.
Since the MotoGP San Marino entered the routine calendar of the World Championship in 2007, only three riders with pole position advantages have managed to become winners. The three riders are Casey Stoner (2007), Valentino Rossi (2009), and Dani Pedrosa (2010). In the other nine seasons, the owner of the MotoGP San Marino pole position has always failed to become a winner.
The next series, the 2020 Emilia Romagna MotoGP will be held on the same circuit as yesterday, namely the Misano Circuit, this weekend. This will be the second time, MotoGP 2020 will hold two series of races in the same place in a row. Prior to this, the 2020 Spanish MotoGP and the 2020 Andalusian MotoGP were held at the Jerez Circuit. Interesting to wait, will the Misano curse continue?
