Maverick Vinales said the setup on his Movistar Yamaha M1 paid off in parts, but cost him in late race pace during Sundays MotoGP race in Assen. Vinales has been struggling in 2018 with pace in the early stages of the season. This prompted a rethink for Vinales and his factory Yamaha team who decided to go 180 on the setup and concentrate on staying competitive early in race which came at the loss of late race pace. 'I felt good with the full tank, even better than the last laps of the race because it was difficult. We prepared the bike for the first laps and it was nice to feel strong at the beginning, to overtake many riders,” said Vinales. 'There was a lot of contact, but I think it...
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