Maverick Vinales says he cherishes being welcomed as part of the ‘Yamaha family’ having signed a new two-year deal to keep him at the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP squad until the end of 2020, as he hunts consistency with his YZR-M1 at the Thailand test. The Spanish rider produced an impressive maiden MotoGP campaign with Yamaha last season on his way to third place in the riders’ world championship plus the highlight of three race wins and five pole positions. During Yamaha’s 2018 MotoGP team launch it was confirmed Vinales had snapped up a new two-year contract offer which ties him to the team for the next three seasons, becoming the first rider to secure his future beyond the end of...
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