The official passage of Maverick Vinales to Aprilia in 2022 has arrived. "On the occasion of his return to MotoGp as Team Factory, Aprilia welcomes a great champion to join Aleix Espargaro: welcome Maverick!", Announces the Noale manufacturer in a press release.
The Spaniard has signed an annual contract, with an option for a further year.
Only last Saturday Vinales apologized to Yamaha, which had suspended him for the Austrian Grand Prix on charges of having committed actions, in the previous Styrian GP, which "could potentially cause damage to the vehicle and to the other riders. ".
"Our project - comments Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia Racing - is enriched by the value of Maverick, a world champion who has confirmed himself as a top rider in MotoGP, in a moment of great change: after having brought a bike to the track completely renewed and having established ourselves consistently in the group of protagonists, we also face the transition to the status of Factory Team, to always improve ourselves, to bring Aprilia to success ". Then he adds: "I am sure that, like Aleix, he will embrace a project with very high potential. The arrival of Maverick does not remove Lorenzo Savadori from our team, who will remain an integral part of the Aprilia Racing family."