Maverick Vinales says the set-up he is using on his works Yamaha MotoGP bike in the Qatar pre-season test is “so similar” to that he used during the 2018 Thailand Grand Prix weekend. Yamaha enjoyed a resurgence in form from the Buriram race – in which Vinales was third - late last season, with Vinales going on to win the Phillip Island race three weeks later.  Fifth overall at the Sepang test, Vinales set the pace on Saturday in Qatar with a 1:55.051s, and says he “felt comfortable” on the M1, which he felt was the “most important thing” after struggling for confidence on the Yamaha for much of the 2018 campaign.  “To be honest,...
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