For the first time since Yamaha’s decision to suspend him from the Austrian Grand Prix, Maverick Vinales has spoken to present his version of the facts. For this he chose the cameras from SKY TV, interviewed by Antonio Boselli.
“I’m sad, very sad, it’s a very strange situation and it’s hard for me to be in it – were the Spaniard’s first words – I’m lucky enough to have people around who stop me. I’m sad about how it went, I felt so much frustration in me after so many races that didn’t go as I imagined. “
All of that tension boiled over in the final 3 laps of last week’s GP, with Maverick over-revving the Yamaha engine several times. Something Vinales did not deny.
“It was a very frustrating moment – he explained – The first race of the year was perfect, then I returned to the second half of the season with a lot of energy, but everything went wrong. There was an explosion inside me that I wasn’t properly channeling. My apologies to Yamaha, I did not ride properly on these laps. “
The Spaniard’s Mea Culpa was total.
“In the end, I have a very strong desire to win and I haven’t felt good in a long time, I’ve tried, but this frustration made me do it. But at no time did I want to endanger myself or others – he underlined – I am sad because the last few days, which are difficult to cope with, I still want to apologize to Yamaha, it was not my intention to end like this ”.
Vinales has received the solidarity of many other drivers.
“In the last few days I’ve noticed that there are so many wonderful people in the paddock, so many drivers that I didn’t have a great relationship with are fantastic. I got really nice news, I want to hold on at this moment ”.
Is there any way for Yamaha to improve this relationship?
“I don’t know at the moment. I want to be calm, think, and come back strong. I respect Yamaha’s decision, I am their driver. ” he concluded.