Overview
- Lorenzo says he enjoys the coaching role more than expected, calling long daily sessions with Vinales a pleasure.
- Vinales describes an intensive winter program that forced him to ride in wet and slippery conditions he once avoided, including road-bike work at Jerez, drills in Valencia, and dirt practice during recovery from his 2025 shoulder injury.
- The partnership targets technical gains such as throttle and braking finesse with tightly focused, goal-led sessions rather than broad mileage.
- Sepang marked Lorenzo’s first official trackside outing with the team, and he is set to attend further pre-season tests and the opening rounds.
- Lorenzo aims to help Vinales regain a ‘killer’ mentality, while reports continue to link the out-of-contract rider to a possible KTM factory seat for 2027.