Maverick Vinales is ready for the challenge of the German Grand Prix after a positive weekend at the Dutch TT.

Off the back of a positive weekend at the TT Circuit Assen, Maverick Vinales is ready for the next challenge of the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.

In recent years, Vinales has struggled at the Sachsenring as he has not stood on the podium at the German Grand Prix since he finished second at the event in 2019.

"We had another really good weekend in Assen, so our target is to keep the momentum going and keep building and getting stronger round after round," Vinales said.

"However, the main target is to improve qualifying, and start from the first two rows. It is going to be even more important at the Sachsenring, which is a very technical track, with a lot of tight corners, so you can get stuck easily if you are in the middle of the pack.

"I am sure that we will learn a lot this week, because this track is quite different to the others, so I'm excited to see what our potential will be there! Anyway, I'm super excited and motivated, let's go!"

Team Manager, Nicolas Goyon, added: "After a very good weekend in Assen, where we saw both our Red Bull KTM Tech3 riders finish in the top 10, we are now moving to the shortest and most atypical circuit of the calendar, Sachsenring.

"This small anticlockwise circuit is well-known to be a real challenge on a MotoGP machine, but Maverick Viñales is currently in one of his best career forms. He has integrated the top 10 in the championship standings, so we know that he is ready to take on this challenge.

"In Assen, we saw that the bike made a step in terms of turning and stability, which are two crucial and technical skills required to be fast in Germany. If Maverick manages a good qualifying, one of our main targets, we can expect a strong weekend from him.

After ten rounds, Vinales sits tenth in the MotoGP World Championship and has a best result of fourth place at the Spanish Grand Prix.