Aprilia team-mates make a strong start to the French MotoGP at Le Mans.
Vinales, who identified an issue with his spare bike after a disappointing Sunday at Jerez, was delighted to be so close to the top despite some front locking - which he sees as an obvious area of improvement on Saturday.
“During my time attack, a yellow flag kept me from improving my time, but I was still extremely close. I’m confident that we’ll take a step forward tomorrow. I’m sure I can battle against the Ducatis.”Espargaro meanwhile rediscovered the kind of speed he had shown at the Qatar season opener. “I made a small mistake during my time attack in that I went long on turn 9 and lost a couple tenths of a second.
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