Maverick Vinales will have equal status with Valentino Rossi in the Yamaha MotoGP team this season when it comes to technical developments, says the Spaniard’s crew chief. Vinales made his first public appearance as a factory Yamaha rider earlier in the month in the launch of the 2017 YZR-M1 bike at Madrid, appearing alongside new teammate Rossi. The former Suzuki rider also has a new crew chief for the 2017 season in the form of Ramon Forcada, who has engineered Jorge Lorenzo since 2008. Forcada stressed that Yamaha has always treated its riders equally since his arrival at the team, and believes the same will apply for Vinales and Rossi despite the Italian’s vast experience. He...
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