Starting this season, Vinales will be teammate Rossi in the Yamaha factory team. Vinales advantages over YZR-M1 has been so impressive in pre-season testing, Rossi made it even so there under the shadow of it.
Meanwhile, Marquez underwent this season with the defending champion status, which in the last four seasons to follow in primary school classes already won the championship in three of them. Several times a crash in preseason testing, Marquez has expressed his satisfaction with the preparation of this time he felt better than last year.
"If the conclusion is the biggest test of the preseason match between Marquez and Viñales, there are some unanswered questions such as how Rossi would appear after the winter that does not make it can be at the forefront," Mamola wrote in his column in Motorsport .com,
That question will at least begin to miss the 2017 MotoGP start rolling in the race at Losail, Qatar, on weekends. But Mamola gives some analysis on the fact that there are far.
"First of all arrivals Vinales to the garage Yamaha has shocked Rossi. After years of having a controversy, tension will disappear after (Jorge) Lorenzo announced went to Ducati. But if Vinales perform at a high level as in the pre-season, it certainly friction will Yamaha arise again in the garage, "he said.
"We can not confirm it, but if there is one thing that is clear to me Vinales will play a big role this season, something that can affect new teammate, rider of the same who should be the biggest rival on the right track," he pointed out.
Mamola later described Vinales performance in pre-season testing and is also an advantage in Marquez. "Maverick is no crash during an 11-day official test, unlike Marquez and Rossi. We can conclude that these facts are forcing Marquez took a big risk and it can increase the competition between the two riders, something that can be beneficial way race for the world championship. "
By Mamola, Rossi is an expert when he had to step on the gas at the top of the low grip track surface helpless. "But already polishing compound Michelin tires for 2017, something that now can become unprofitable Rossi," he said.