Yamaha's advantage is smaller than expected after the opening day of practice for the Dutch TT at Assen, claims reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez. Maverick Vinales set Friday's fastest time in second practice, beating Suzuki's Andrea Iannone by 0.121s, while Valentino Rossi ensured two works Yamaha riders ended the day in the top four. Marquez was only eighth in FP2 after topping the first session, but did not equip a new soft rear tyre at the end of the session like the majority of his rivals. While wary of not wanting to risk having to go through Q1 like he did in Barcelona after ending up outside the top 10 on Friday, the Honda rider said he was satisfied with the gap to the Yamaha...
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