Valentino Rossi is adamant he was simply “lucky” to get a tow from Maverick Vinales during qualifying at Mugello, and that the two riders had not planned to run together. Rossi secured his second MotoGP pole in three races on his home turf on Saturday, setting his best lap while running in the wheeltracks of future Yamaha teammate Vinales at the end of Q2. It was a role reversal from the start of the session, when Vinales took advantage of a slipstream from Rossi. While Rossi’s rivals Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo suggested that this was part of the Italian’s strategy all along, the 37-year-old firmly denied claims of having planned anything with Vinales. “I was lucky at the end...
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