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Maverick Vinales believes a Sepang testing crash may have triggered the ‘displaced screw’ in his shoulder.
Maverick Vinales suffered a shoulder injury during the Sepang pre-season MotoGP test in February, believing it was healed until a screw from a previous crash in July began to loosen. Despite feeling good during testing and races, Vinales decided to undergo a CT scan after a disappointing performance in Brazil. The scan revealed the issue, but he attempted to race in the US MotoGP before ultimately withdrawing due to the discomfort. Vinales underwent surgery shortly after and aims to recover for the Spanish MotoGP in April, missing out on Tech3’s first podium of the season at COTA won by Enea Bastianini.
