Maverick Viñales has certainly made a public apology to his employer Yamaha who fired him, arguing that he was no longer happy. A mea culpa which raised awareness among his fellow drivers, including Rossi and Marquez who opened the door to an idea of reconciliation for Silverstone. But nothing is less certain that Yamaha is sensitive to it. The manufacturer knows its driver well; the grievances do not date from the astonishing end of the race at the Styrian Grand Prix, and there is this appearance on Instagram which is not the type to appease the spirits…
So, if Maverick Vinales made amends under the cameras, on his social network, he was enthusiastically encouraging Jorge Martin during qualifying, when the battle for pole position was being fought against… The Yamaha of fabio quartararo. A scene which was also captured after his televised apology.
Meanwhile, after the Spaniard's act of contrition, Mayo Meregalli from the official team Yamaha soberly commented: “ apologies are of course welcome ". And he adds: “ the situation will not change for the moment ". As for the big boss Lynn Jarvis, he was expeditious: “ I haven't seen Viñales for two days ».
Between Viñales and Yamaha we are still far from considering Silverstone together
So it doesn't really relax yet between Casa Particular in Viñales et Yamaha . For the future, and if the crisis were to persist, we would have to think about a plan B. Cal Crutchlow, the test pilot, felt the wind coming and wanted to set his milestones: “ I was hired as a test rider because I only wanted to test and no longer wanted to race a MotoGP season. No one has spoken to me about it yet and I should discuss it with my family first ". Yes Morbidely is expected, it is for 2022. Furthermore, Jarvis ostensibly showed himself with Razgatliogu at Spielberg this Saturday. However, the Turk is playing for the title in WSBK. So there is gerloff.
But the current mood is that no one expects a quick reconciliation in the paddock MotoGP between Viñales and Yamaha . " Decisions regarding future races will be made after a detailed analysis of the situation and further discussions between Yamaha and the rider » we hear from the manufacturer.
Yamaha would have two options: either fire Viñales with immediate effect and withhold the balance of his annual salary, i.e. suspend for the rest of the season. Casa Particular in Viñales would not be able to race for his possible new employer until 2022 and would not be able to ride MotoGP for around six months. This would be a serious setback for its competitiveness.
