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Vinales: 'It's All Criticism'—Rift with Tech3 Deepens in Germany

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Vinales: 'It's All Criticism'—Rift with Tech3 Deepens in Germany — PHOTO — CRASH.NET↗ View original

Maverick Vinales has revealed he feels like an 'outsider' at the KTM-affiliated Tech3 team. Speaking to Crash.net during the German GP weekend, he said 'all I get back is criticism,' laying bare a deepening rift with the team. He's one of the riders caught up in the ongoing turmoil over KTM's rider lineup decisions.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

When a gap opens up between a rider and his team, it shows in tenths of a second. In front of people who trust and rely on you, you can push a step beyond your limit. But in an environment of nothing but criticism, your fingertip focus clouds. What wastes talent as great as Vinales's is human relationships, more than the machine. I've seen that play out firsthand, more than once.