Spanish rider Vinales, the cousin of MotoGP star Maverick, had been set to tackle the WSBK season with the new Motoxracing outfit, having been named on the championship’s 2022 entry list back in January.
However, with a little over a week left until the season opener at Aragon on April 8-10, the one-bike Yamaha squad has announced that its solo R1 will instead be piloted by Italian rider Tamburini.
Vinales had made his WSBK debut last year racing for the Orelac Kawasaki team, scoring a best finish of ninth place on his way to 17th place in the riders’ standings.
“I’m very pleased and excited to be able to debut in the Superbike World Championship, a goal I’ve had ever since founding the team,” said Motoxracing boss Sandro Carusi.
“Unfortunately, some misunderstandings meant that we had to replace our rider and we’ve chosen Roberto Tamburini, with whom we’ve collaborated for a long time.
“We’re all highly motivated and keen to do well, so I’m sure we’ll give it…
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