At this year’s Americas GP, victory for Maverick Vinales saw him become the first rider in MotoGP to win a premier class main race for three different manufacturers. While a handful of riders have achieved this feat in the 500cc two-stroke era, none have done so since the switch to four-strokes in 2002 that heralded the start of MotoGP. This includes highly-rated talent, like Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, who have
