Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales tried to emulate Tech 3 privateer Johann Zarco's seating position in the Barcelona MotoGP test – but said it only made the 2018 Yamaha more difficult to ride. Zarco has used a 2016-specification M1 to great effect since his debut in the premier class last year, and has put the two factory Yamahas in the shade during many a race weekend in that timespan. Vinales himself said that Zarco's form was “proof” Yamaha had gone in the wrong direction, although the Frenchman has suffered a dip in form since crashing out of victory contention at Le Mans. Having battled Zarco for an eventual sixth-place finish in Barcelona, Vinales tried to copy the Tech 3 rider's...
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