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Maverick Vinales has voiced his frustration with KTM, saying, 'If I'm not on a MotoGP bike next year, it's the team's fault.' Despite being injured, he's still expected to deliver results, and his comments hint at rising tension over his future.
Being told to deliver results while injured is about as harsh a situation as it gets for a rider. Vinales has a point. Getting judged while your body can't do its normal riding is unreasonable. But the fact that comments like this come out at all is proof the rift with the team runs deep. The scramble for next season's seats has already begun.
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Vinales used to deliver results at a different manufacturer, right? Guess he's struggling at KTM.
How's his actual injury recovery going to affect next season's contract talks?
That comment reads like the trust with the team is shaky - wouldn't be surprising if this turned into transfer talk.
This comment has that kind of tension that feels directly tied to next season's future too.
A rider with as strong a track record as Vinales speaking out this hard means there's clearly a lot built up.
The frustration of being expected to deliver results while injured - you can see his side of it too.
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