The rope just broke and Maverick Viñales and Yamaha agree to part ways at the end of the season

Maverick Viñales and the team Yamaha They have reached an agreement to terminate their two-year contract at the end of this season, at the request of the Spanish rider, after a five-year bond.

The beginning of the end between Maverick Viñales and Yamaha: this is how the divorce between rider and team was forged

“Both parties have pledged to do their best in the remainder of the MotoGP season and to end their relationship in an optimal way.”, the team has indicated in a statement. According to Ricard Jove (pilot agent and commentator), Aprilia It is the most likely destination for a Maverick Viñales that wants new challenges.

The pilot had expressed his discomfort after being last in the German race, while this weekend at the Dutch GP he finished second. “I am desperate, there are many races in which I know I have potential and I cannot show it”, manifested after his last race. He is sixth overall of the season, led by another Yamaha, that of the Frenchman Fabio Quartaro.

In the farewell statement, Viñales assures that the agreement has been very important to him during the last five years “and it has been a difficult decision to part“.

“In these seasons together we have experienced both great achievements and difficult times. However, the underlying sentiment is one of mutual respect and appreciation. I am fully committed and I will strive for the best results in the remainder of the season“, Add.

For his part, the director of the team, Lin Jarvis, has indicated that this separation causes him “sadness” and speaks of “important discussions“after what happened in Assen.

“Over these years we have reached many high points, but we have also had to manage many low points. After the German GP, ​​which was the most difficult weekend in our association, we had important discussions in Assen and we concluded that it would be in the interest of both parties to go their separate ways in the future. Yamaha will do their best, as we have always done, to give Maverick our full support and finish this season in the best possible way, “he says.