Unlike Yamaha MotoGP team-mate Valentino Rossi, Maverick Vinales believes the 2019 M1 is capable of winning the 2019 title and just needs a little more mechanical grip to improve the package. Vinales ended the two-day Jerez test less than a tenth off the pace while Rossi - who says the bike can be fourth at best - was a further half a second in arrears. “We were very competitive with used tyres, I could ride really well the bike during all the test. And that track for me is really difficult, I never been fast with the MotoGP here, and this year I could keep really good laptimes, I could push,” said Vinales, speaking at Jerez. “So it’s really important to be just one tenths away...
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