Maverick Vinales says that a breakthrough in riding his Yamaha quickly early in the race while on full fuel at Mugello set him up for his first win of 2019. Vinales defeated Marc Marquez in the closing laps of the Dutch TT by just under five seconds, scoring Yamaha’s first victory since last year’s Australian GP in October. The Spaniard arguably looked to be the fastest man during the entirety of the 26 lap race, but struggled to make a move on Marquez with his slightly under-powered M1. When he finally did make a move stick he quickly passed fellow Yamaha pilot Fabio Quartararo, and then attempted to sprint away. A mistake a few laps later at Turn 1 allowed Marquez back into...
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