Maverick Vinales said enough after his bad incident with Marco Bezzecchi. The man from Roses overtook him on the finish line two laps from the end of the sprint in Australia and arrived in front at the first corner, but the Italian did not measure his braking well and took the lead. advantage with his Aprilia at high speed as he was. bowling. After the accident, both appeared before the sports stewards to give their version and, later, in front of the media, the Spaniard issued a warning if the VR46 driver was not sanctioned.
The most important thing is that both drivers were doing well after the serious accident. Maverick Viñales and Bezzecchi were taken to the circuit clinic from Phillip Island, where they confirmed that none of them had suffered any fractures, although they had suffered several blows. In the case of the Italian, he was transferred by helicopter to a hospital in Melbourne for further examinations, but there did not appear to be anything serious, since he was conscious and was able to climb on his own.
Maverick has “a twinge in his left elbow”as revealed by Dr. Ángel Charte, head of medical services of the MotoGP World Championship, upon leaving the clinic. Beyond that, the driver himself confirmed that he felt good despite the bad weather, but recognized that the blows to his hand were going to make tomorrow’s race very complicated.
WHAT FEAR! 😰
Very high speed accident of Bezzecchi and Viñales 😥 The Italian hit the Spaniard from behind#AustraliaGP 🇦🇺 #MotoGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/lr2EmF9KvZ
– DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) October 19, 2024
“I am. It’s important. I hit myself really hard and My hand had fallen asleep and my other hand is also very bruised.so tomorrow will be difficult, but I will still try. It’s our job. Nothing seems broken,” revealed Maverick Viñales in DAZN after the sprint race.
Viñales calls for sanction for Bezzecchi
The man from Girona was very angry about the accident and calls on the College of Commissioners to severely sanction Bezzecchibecause “if they do nothing, they open the season” and warns that he will go “to his death”. Viñales warned that he was not afraid of the consequences if they did not impose severe punishment on the Rimini rider after colliding with him at high speed on the straight, with the Aprilia rider having gained the position.
“I didn’t even experience it, I felt an impact and I fell off the bike. I even gave him a lot of space because he could have crossed the line and that’s it, but I said to myself: ‘Here on Phillip Island, if you go in front, the wake might suck you in,’ but I had left him a meter and a half. And he wanted to overtake me again, I think he didn’t even make the turn. I went to see the commissioners, I explained the situation to them, I think they understood it very well. I hope there will be a heavy sanction. If they don’t open… I’m not afraid, it doesn’t bother me, I’ve already tried all the sensations. SO, I’m going to die, if they don’t do something, they open the season. I’m going to die, I’m tired of being attacked. That’s what I think. “Either they make rules or everyone here is going to be pulling knives and shooting people,” he said.
Maverick admitted to speaking with Marco after the MotoGP sprint accident and the Italian told him it was because of the slipstream: “I spoke to him and He told me it was the wake. Everything was clear and that’s it. He was fine too. One less worry. He back of the commissioners was positive, they read the action as I read it. I see the action and he tried to pass me inside when I passed him. I don’t know, wait, pass me at the next corner, nothing happens. If you think you’re going faster than me, pass me at the next corner and that’s it. It’s incredible, where is he going? Maybe he thought the circuit was going straight or he didn’t see the braking point, I just don’t understand. “It’s the races.”
Maverick Viñales hopes Marco Bezzecchi will be punished 🗣️
“If they don’t do anything, they open the season. I’m going to die, I’m tired of being attacked. Where are you going? Maybe I thought the circuit was going straight.”#AustraliaGP 🇦🇺 #MotoGP 🏁 pic.twitter.com/PM2xunt3kw
– DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) October 19, 2024
