Maverick Vinales says mistakes by his Yamaha MotoGP team are "throwing away" title chances, after being hit with a pitlane start for the European Grand Prix for an engine change. On Friday Yamaha was forced to exceed Vinales' engine allocation for the year and unseal a sixth engine owing to reliability concerns over well-worn motors he has been using since the second round of the season. Vinales has effectively had three engines from his allocation withdrawn since Jerez, following a technical issue on his second unit, while two engines have since been deemed illegal following an FIM ruling on Thursday. Since the second Jerez round, Vinales has been running the final two engines...
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