Maverick Vinales has made a major change on his side of the Monster Yamaha pits by splitting from crew chief Esteban Garcia ahead of this weekend's Catalunya MotoGP. Vinales has been absent from the podium ever since victory in the Qatar season-opener, causing him to slip from first to sixth in the world championship, 41 points behind team-mate Fabio Quartararo. Monster Yamaha team director Massimo Meregall said the Vinales-Garcia split was a mutual decision "Esteban joined our team in 2019. He and Maverick had already worked together before in 2013 and won the Moto3 World Championship that year," Meregall said. "We are very grateful to Esteban for his dedication and...
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