Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales says he will make an extra effort to warm up his tyres so as to avoid his customary early-race struggles in Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix. Vinales qualified fourth in Barcelona, and harbours high hopes for the race, having been among the fastest riders on worn tyres throughout practice. But the Spaniard has lost ground on the opening lap in all but one of this year's six races so far – and was particularly hampered by this in Mugello, where he started on the front row but dropped to as low as 11th. Ahead of the Barcelona weekend, Vinales reckoned his slump at the beginning of the Italian Grand Prix was down to a lack of temperature in the tyres. Asked...
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