Maverick Vinales returns the RS-GP to the podium in the Le Mans Sprint, team-mate Aleix Espargaro forced out of early third by a jump start penalty.
Vinales was handed the rostrum when Marco Bezzecchi fell from second place in the closing stages, but later revealed he had been nursing an overheating rear tyre throughout the 13 laps.
“From the race start I struggled with the rear tyre overheating,” Vinales said. “So I was locking a lot and going into the corners sideways. “I'm quite happy and quite optimistic for tomorrow that if we solve the problem of the rear temperature of the tyre, we will do an amazing race. We need to look forward and believe that we can do it.Team-mate Aleix Espargaro held third place in the early stages but was handed a double long-lap penalty for jumping the start.
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