Maverick Vinales claims the recent Barcelona test marked a major turning point for his Yamaha MotoGP crew, as he saw “the fire” that was absent for “a long time”. Vinales won his three of his first five races with Yamaha after joining in 2017, but has gone winless since last year's Le Mans race – his struggles underlined by a poor outing in that same event in 2018. The Spaniard admitted he was disappointed “with everyone” after the French Grand Prix, but said he saw a big change within his crew in the subsequent Michelin tyre test in Barcelona, which he topped. “After Le Mans race I was so disappointed, with everything and with everyone,” Vinales recalled. “Honestly I...
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