Maverick Vinales underwent an over 23g impact when hitting the tarmac after bailing from his brake-less Yamaha at Turn 1 during the Styrian GP last weekend., according to Alpinestars. The rider leather’s manufacturer shared data from Vinales impact on Thursday that revealed the Spaniard’s initial impact with the Austrian tarmac-having bailed from the M1 at 218km/h-was clocked at 23.45g, while a second heavy impact of 20g followed just a couple of seconds later. Alpinestars also revealed that the duration of the crash lasted no longer than ten seconds, Vinales sliding along the track following his second large hit for 4.8 seconds before coming to a halt following a tumble that lasted...
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