A bitter blow for Maverick Viñales (KTM): no start at the Red Bull Ring either
Test rider Pol Espargaro will stand in for Tech3 rider Maverick Viñales at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. ‘Top Gun’ will therefore also be absent from his employer KTM’s home Grand Prix.
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It’s probably no great surprise by now: on 15 September, the Tech3 team announced that Maverick Viñales will also miss the Austrian Grand Prix. This means the Spaniard, who has been plagued by injuries, will also have to sit out KTM’s home Grand Prix.
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