Maverick Vinales says that crashing while fighting for victory with Marc Marquez late on in the Australian grand prix gave him extra motivation to seal the win in Malaysia. Vinales crashed at Phillip Island last weekend while trying to pass Marquez for the lead at the MG hairpin on the final tour, retiring from the race after he was unable to remount his M1. The Yamaha man banished the ghosts of Australia to dominate the Malaysian GP at Sepang though, heading Marquez by just over three seconds at the conclusion of the contest having led every lap after taking the lead on the opening tour. Vinales revealed after the race in Malaysia that the frustration of losing a victory he believed was...
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