Does standing for part of a VO2max interval change the adaption?

I stand a lot when riding outdoors ( more than others I ride with by a long way) and have trained myself so I can utilize it to get a really strong push up hills, I can often fly up short steep hills.
But I will then struggle with the Ramp test because the instructions are NOT to stand and my body is just screaming at me to stand towards the end. I know I could get a lot further through if if I stood up.