🗣️'The problem is the category, not the riders. It’s not the age.' Aprilia MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales says the weight and lack of speed of Supersport 300 bikes are the biggest problem in the category following the death of Victor Steeman this week ⬇️
The 22-year-old was involved in a multi-rider incident during last weekend’s Supersport 300 race at Portimao as part of the World Superbike support package.He is the second rider in the space of a year to have been killed riding in the Supersport 300 class, after Dean Berta Vinales – cousin of Maverick –Dean Berta Vinales’ death ushered in new age limit and grid number cap rules for smaller capacity bike categories like Moto3 and Supersport 300.
“I remember when I was a kid when I had to ride 125GP, there you were talented and it was impossible to win or to follow the good guys.Photo by: Gold and Goose /“I remember I arrived here in the world championship, the first time I followed the good guys I highisded. So, I learned a lesson. “For me it’s not about the age, it's not about the riders, it’s about the bikes. They have no power, weight like a MotoGP bike, brakes are shit, swingarm from the street.
“I tried the 300, it’s a very easy bike, you can go together [in a pack], there’s no power,” he said.
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