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I told them not to touch the bike,” added Vinales, who at no point said Yamaha preferred to follow the path indicated by team-mate Rossi. Following an acrimonious split with Yamaha in the middle ...

Vinales bounced back with a win at Le Mans, seeing off team-mate Valentino Rossi, before taking an impressive second place at Mugello to see him hold a 26-point lead in the standings after six races.

Vinales topped the 2016 Valencia test on that year’s M1 and won the first two races of 2017, before adding a third at the French Grand Prix after a battle with team-mate Valentino Rossi.