Maverick Vinales made quite the statement during MotoGP FP1 at Assen by going five tenths quicker than team-mate Fabio Quartararo (fourth fastest), after saying he would ‘copy everything’ the Frenchman does to his bike this weekend.    Second was Pol Espargaro who also uttered similar words about Marc Marquez following their tough Sachsenring results, which seemed to work out perfectly.  It took a while before anyone could match the pace of Vinales as he had a considerable gap of over six tenths by the mid-point stage.  Espargaro eventually reduced the gap to one tenth on his final flying lap, while Quartararo was +0.561s back in fourth. Related Articles Maverick Vinales 'very...
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