Taming the Yamaha MotoGP bike’s “brutal” power delivery will be key to returning the manufacturer to winning ways, according to Maverick Vinales. Yamaha’s works riders Valentino Rossi and Vinales finished second and third behind a dominant Marc Marquez in Sunday’s German Grand Prix but neither were able to threaten their Honda rival for victory. It came as Vinales once again struggled for pace in the early stages of the Sachsenring race before making a late charge, finally beating the Pramac Ducati of Danilo Petrucci to the final step of the podium. The Spaniard felt he had more grip at the midpoint of the 30-lap encounter than he did at the start on fresh tyres, and that the rear...
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