Tuesday, 17 August 2021

It's Official - Maverick Viñales off to Aprilia for 2022 MotoGP season

It was confirmed yesterday (16/8/21), Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales will leave Yamaha and move to Aprilia from 2022 in a one-year deal with an option for 2023 alongside Aleix Espargaro at the team.



Viñales currently sits sixth in the standings with one win at Qatar at the start of the year.

It’s rumoured that Yamaha will part ways with Viñales early, potentially fast-tracking his departure and opening up the opportunity for Vinales to join Aprilia sooner after Viñales who is currently suspended from his Yamaha team after being accused of attempting to blow up his engine deliberately.

No word on who will replace Viñales at Yamaha at next season.

No comments:

Post a Comment