In his latest Motorsport.com column, former 500cc star Randy Mamola explains why he thinks the bond that has formed between Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales isn't to last. On Saturday afternoon at Mugello, I ran into a lot of photographers who were trying to find a single image from the decisive qualifying session with Valentino Rossi alone in it. But, in every photo there was another rider: Maverick Vinales. Always the same, either ahead or behind. Mugello wasn't the first time that the pair had helped each other to try to get the best possible position on the grid. It happened in Argentina and also at Le Mans. But the fact that Rossi got pole in Italy - in front of his adoring home...
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