Huge row: Yamaha suspends MotoGP star

The Monster Energy Yamaha factory team responded on Thursday to an evaluation of the data from the first race in Styria, as it said in a statement: “Yamaha has come to the conclusion that the rider's actions may have caused significant damage to the engine of his YZR -M1 could have caused serious danger to the driver himself and possibly danger to all other drivers.”

At the first race in Austria, Viñales stalled his engine before the restart and had to start from the pit lane. After the race he explained that he had to stop the machine one lap before the checkered flag due to electronic problems. The 26-year-old is in sixth place in the World Championship standings, while his teammate Fabio Quartararo is at the top. Viñales had already announced his departure from Yamaha before the summer break. Vinales will leave Yamaha at the end of the season It is not officially known why the teammate of the superior French World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha fell out. In any case, Vinales had terminated his two-year contract early before the summer break in Assen; he is expected to join Aprilia in 2022.

At the second Grand Prix in Spielberg this Sunday, the manufacturer will not nominate a replacement driver. It is said that no decision has yet been made for the remaining races. Maverick Viñales and Yamaha have no future together. © APA/afp / JOE KLAMAR

What will happen next for the 25-year-old is still unclear, Yamaha reserves the right to take further steps. “Decisions regarding future races will be made after a detailed analysis of the situation and further discussions between Yamaha and the rider,” the team said. However, it is quite possible that Vinales will no longer get on a motorcycle for Yamaha. The tablecloth appears to have been finally cut.

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Huge row: Yamaha suspends MotoGP star

The Spanish motorcycle rider Maverick Viñales has been suspended from his racing team before the eleventh round of the MotoGP World Championship in Austria.

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