Maverick Viñales suspended by Yamaha for this weekend’s Austrian GP
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MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales has been suspended by the Yamaha MotoGP team for this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. The Spanish rider had “possibly posed a danger to other riders” in the manner in which he rode his bike.
The former Moto3 World Champion had a challenging week during the Styrian MotoGP race last weekend. The Yamaha MotoGP team made an announcement stating that Viñales had been left out due to “unexplained irregular operation” of his Yamaha M1 MotoGP bike during the race.
Viñales had a great start in the race but secured a red flag as he was unable to get away from the grid after stalling on the restart. The Spaniard was then compounded by a long lap penalty for exceeding track limits. He ultimately finished the race last for the second time in three races.
“Yamaha regrets to announce that Maverick Viñales’ entry to this weekend’s Austrian MotoGP event has been withdrawn by the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team.”
“The absence follows the suspension of the rider by Yamaha due to the unexplained irregular operation of the motorcycle by the rider during last weekend’s Styria MotoGP race.
“Yamaha’s decision follows an in-depth analysis of telemetry and data over the last days.
“Yamaha’s conclusion is that the rider’s actions could have potentially caused significant damage to the engine of his YZR-M1 bike which could have caused serious risks to the rider himself and possibly posed a danger to all other riders in the MotoGP race.”
The team has stated that there will be no replacement for the Spaniard this weekend.
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