Viñales has a first name that will identify him among movie fans who will thus get closer to MotoGP and it is Maverick. A first name that identifies the character Pete Maverick Mitchell, the US Airforce aviator who has exciting adventures that make the dark alleys vibrate. A second opus, more than 30 years after a very successful first in which Kawasaki also had its share of glory, is currently on display, still with a Kawasaki in it. The Aprilia official went to see him and he admits that the relationship he has with the hero played by the indefatigable Tom Cruise is not cinema...
After a long wait, another good news has arrived for the official Aprilia rider teammateAleix Espargaro : the release of the second part of Top Gun. A personal event that he explains thus in remarks spotted on Motoracing : " as you know, my name is Maverick after the character played by Tom Cruise in the first part and, of course, this film is closely linked to my life. I've seen it countless times ". After seeing the second part in preview and then with his fan club, he adds: “ I will see it a third time with my wife, I will even watch it several times. Already the beginning makes your hair stand on end ».
Maverick Vinales: “the movie Top Gun is closely linked to my life"
There is no shortage of twists and turns, “we expect one thing and then another happens”. Maverick Vinales finds similarities with MotoGP: “ I always like that they emphasize surpassing oneself, discipline, teamwork... It's something that I also have in my work... values which are also present in the first part of the saga and which I have applied throughout my life, throughout my career ».
A film which has certainly influenced and will continue to influence his life, both professional and private. In fact, the pilot Aprilia launches an anticipation: “ My name is Maverick and if I have a son he will be called that too. It's a deal I made with my wife a long time ago. If it was a man he would be called Maverick and if it was a woman the choice would be up to my wife ". For the moment a girl named Nina has been born, so in the future maybe… “ I don't know if I will have other children, but if a boy arrives, the first name is decided" assures the Spaniard.
