Suzuki MotoGP rookie Maverick Vinales emulated his Top Gun namesake as he took to the skies in an F-18 fighter jet ahead of this weekend's Grand Prix of Aragon. Vinales arrived at Zaragoza air base on a Superbike, the power of which paled into comparison next to the F-18, which is capable of over 2,100 km/h. Captain J. Barcala briefed Vinales for over an hour, teaching him the ins and outs of how to cope with the extreme G-forces produced by the fighter jet. Then it was time to take to the skies. A one-hour flight was filled with acrobatics and combat simulations before a trip over the Aragon MotorLand circuit. The drive from Zaragoza to Aragon usually takes over an hour and a half, but...
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