Aprilia has announced that Maverick Vinales will not compete in this weekend's Americas MotoGP, following the death of his cousin Dean Berta Vinales in last Saturday's WorldSSP300 race at Jerez. Crash MotoGP Podcast - Click here to listen to Keith Huewen, Harry Benjamin and our own Pete McLaren talk MotoGP An Aprilia statement read: 'Maverick Vinales will not be on the starting grid for the GP of the Americas scheduled this weekend on the circuit in Austin, Texas.'Less than a week has passed since the accident involving Dean Berta Viñales, Maverick’s young cousin, which is not enough time to regain the serenity needed to race. Maverick, with the full and unconditional support of Aprilia...
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