Death of a young Dutch pilot this Wednesday Victor Styman A fatal accident in the penultimate race of the Supersport 300 World Championship at Portimao on October 8 has brought to the fore the dangers of a championship that has already claimed the lives of several promising drivers. I’m here.On September 25th of last year Dean Berta Vinalesthe cousin of Maverick Vinales, who lost his life at the age of 15 this Thursday with the Jerez race in the same championship rose pilot He’s been asked about it at Phillip Island, but he’s not tight-lipped.

“I always had the same opinion about the Supersport 300. I said it before Dean had his accident. , it doesn’t help the rider, you don’t. Talent gets into a situation where if you have a bike that goes 2 km/h, you win races. Talent is not there.”

“The problem with the Supersport 300 is that the bike weighs 160kg, has no speed, and is ridden in groups of 30 riders. For me it’s not a question of age, it’s a question of the rider, it’s a question of the bike,” Vinales asked.

“The problem is they have no power. Weight is like MotoGP. Brakes are crap. Swingarm is like a street bike. The problem is the category, not the rider. It’s not the age. 13 I raced 125GP for many years and nothing happened because there weren’t 20 guys in the peloton, only 3 or 4 guys.

“I remember the first time I took part in the 125cc at the World Championships. It helped, instead on the SSP300 you have a bike that reaches a top speed of 140 km/h and you can’t make a difference, so if you fall in front of you, it cannot be circumvented.”

Maverick lovingly started the Vinales Racing Team with his father so the family could compete in the SSP300. “Of course, when the time came, I said to my family, ‘I don’t think this category is good for Dean. I don’t think it’s good for him to race here.’ They go as they go. There’s going to be a lot more if this continues in the same way. They can’t even race motorcycles and that’s a problem.

Speaking about the Australian Grand Prix, Vinales said: “I’m sure we can go fast from the start and I don’t think we need a lot of data to stop. All we have to do is drive and understand the limits. Phillip Island is a very nice track.” It’s a special race where you have to manage the left side of the tire because it’s the most stressed part. For the rest, we have to push hard from the first lap. “

They asked him what he would do if he were a Ducati rider: for years they must protect him. “

help alex

On his plan to help Aleix and Aprilia: “The thing is we have to go to win the race. Here is my plan: go to win. Obviously if we are first and second, There will be a team order.It’s logical.Rider”You want to win.But at Aprilia we think we’re fighting for the bigger goal of making Aprilia world champions.It’s big. It will be a success, because Aprilia have the tools, the foundation, the motivation and the hunger, they are growing big.When that happens, I will cut the throttle and let go.” “It will be an interesting ending, but the title. There are 5 riders vying for it so it’s hard to know who’s the favourite.I’m racing for the Aprila and we both want to be so if I can help Aleix , I would. But my priority is to fight for the highest step on the podium.”