Yamaha driver Maverick Vinales from Spain escaped a terrible accident at the stage of the road-ring races MotoGP Grand Prix Styria (Austria).
Having lost control of the motorcycle before the turn, he jumped off it at a speed of 230 km / h. The motorcycle crashed into a bump stop and immediately caught fire. Vinales himself, having made several somersaults on the asphalt, escaped with only bruises and bruises. The race had to be interrupted with red flags.
The pilot explained his decision with faulty brakes. According to him, the problems began in the first laps of the race, and before the turn the pads "
\? I realized that there were no brakes, so I just jumped, "
Earlier it was reported that reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez was seriously injured in the first Grand Prix of the new season. He was taken on a stretcher and taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fracture of his right arm..