1993 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz has paid tribute to Maverick Vinales after the MotoGP sophomore scored Suzuki’s first win since 2007, but says it may prompt the Spaniard to doubt his move to Yamaha. Schwantz, who scored all 25 of his Grand Prix wins on Suzukis, said the victory was a surprise but also a credit to both the ECSTAR-backed team’s programme and the maturity of Vinales. “I saw both Maverick and Aleix [Espargaro] up in the Top 10 through the weekend,” Schwantz told Motorsport.com. "I thought that was a good sign, but in no way did I expect Maverick to do the disappearing act on raceday. Obviously that owes a lot to his increasing maturity. “At the start...
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