{"id":1875997,"date":"2026-04-10T14:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1875997"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:11:24","slug":"maverick-vinales-explains-suspected-cause-of-loose-screw-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1875997","title":{"rendered":"Maverick Vinales explains suspected cause of \u2018loose screw\u2019 injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Maverick Vinales explains suspected cause of \u2018loose screw\u2019 injury<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Maverick Vinales believes a Sepang testing crash may have triggered the \u2018displaced screw\u2019 in his shoulder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Peter McLaren <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T15:11:24+01:00\">10 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Maverick Vinales.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>When Maverick Vinales landed on his left shoulder on the final day of February\u2019s Sepang pre-season MotoGP test, the Tech3 KTM rider was confident it proved his injury woes were finally behind him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tested the shoulder well. I landed [with it] on the ground!\u201d Vinales said. \u201cIt was the best test I could do. And the shoulder is perfect. So for me it\u2019s totally healed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But with hindsight, that impact is suspected of causing a screw inserted after last July&#8217;s Sachsenring crash to loosen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s hard to understand. The doctors said maybe in the last corner crash in Malaysia, the screw moved a little bit, and then little by little it started to come out,\u201d Vinales said at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the winter, the shoulder was quite good. Every week, I was feeling better and without pain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn Sepang, I also felt good. So it\u2019s not that you crash, and it came out there and then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think little by little it came out, until the point that I said, \u2018OK, something is not normal here, so I need to check\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a917ec022cbe85361d6275fd92c96c457b74d78772d3fff3543c48ab554ec138\">  \u201cOne of the darkest moments\u201d: Trevathan \u201cproud\u201d that Pol settled Portimao score &#8211; Exclusive   Ducati takes inspiration from rivals in rear aero battle <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>That moment came after round two in Brazil, where Vinales again failed to score points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if the bike is bad or not, I cannot be at that level; this is not normal for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I did a CT scan on Thursday [before COTA].\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-1528b77c6bacefcba9f2e8cce02949052f5d8ace61bde178b2f9fbe52c5c992b\">  Ex-F1 team boss Guenther Steiner labels MotoGP riders &#8220;a special breed&#8221;   KTM details Pedro Acosta\u2019s new MotoGP approach: \u201cThere was no middle ground\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the &#8216;displaced screw&#8217; being spotted, Vinales took part in opening practice for the US MotoGP before deciding to withdraw from the remainder of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, with the track layout, I could see very clearly,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the other tracks, maybe it was just one place, two places that I was suffering, but [at COTA] it&#8217;s everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it was better to stop and recover, because I also spoke quite a lot with Dr Charte, and he said you can make a big mess if you crash on this shoulder again [without removing the screw].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vinales underwent surgery a few days later and now has until the end of the month to recover in time for the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez from 24-26 April.<\/p>\n<p>While Vinales was absent, team-mate Enea Bastianini took Tech3&#8217;s first top three of the season in the COTA Sprint, following a post-race penalty for factory KTM&#8217;s Pedro Acosta.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Maverick Vinales<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Red Bull KTM Tech3<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">KTM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Mick Doohan: \u201cWhat I don\u2019t understand is Ducati\u201d amid Aprilia MotoGP dominance<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1293751_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-3eaefe0dd38c107da9801721fb7cdb2cee1da2f4e608b702e567704787ae2acc\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-72168-1654791772.png?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Peter McLaren<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">MotoGP Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. 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I landed [with it] on the ground!\u201d Vinales said. \u201cIt was the best test I could do. And the shoulder is perfect. So for me it\u2019s totally healed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But with hindsight, that impact is suspected of causing a screw inserted after last July&#8217;s Sachsenring crash to loosen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s hard to understand. The doctors said maybe in the last corner crash in Malaysia, the screw moved a little bit, and then little by little it started to come out,\u201d Vinales said at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the winter, the shoulder was quite good. Every week, I was feeling better and without pain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn Sepang, I also felt good. So it\u2019s not that you crash, and it came out there and then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think little by little it came out, until the point that I said, \u2018OK, something is not normal here, so I need to check\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a917ec022cbe85361d6275fd92c96c457b74d78772d3fff3543c48ab554ec138\">  \u201cOne of the darkest moments\u201d: Trevathan \u201cproud\u201d that Pol settled Portimao score &#8211; Exclusive   Ducati takes inspiration from rivals in rear aero battle <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>That moment came after round two in Brazil, where Vinales again failed to score points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if the bike is bad or not, I cannot be at that level; this is not normal for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I did a CT scan on Thursday [before COTA].\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-1528b77c6bacefcba9f2e8cce02949052f5d8ace61bde178b2f9fbe52c5c992b\">  Ex-F1 team boss Guenther Steiner labels MotoGP riders &#8220;a special breed&#8221;   KTM details Pedro Acosta\u2019s new MotoGP approach: \u201cThere was no middle ground\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the &#8216;displaced screw&#8217; being spotted, Vinales took part in opening practice for the US MotoGP before deciding to withdraw from the remainder of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, with the track layout, I could see very clearly,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the other tracks, maybe it was just one place, two places that I was suffering, but [at COTA] it&#8217;s everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it was better to stop and recover, because I also spoke quite a lot with Dr Charte, and he said you can make a big mess if you crash on this shoulder again [without removing the screw].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vinales underwent surgery a few days later and now has until the end of the month to recover in time for the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez from 24-26 April.<\/p>\n<p>While Vinales was absent, team-mate Enea Bastianini took Tech3&#8217;s first top three of the season in the COTA Sprint, following a post-race penalty for factory KTM&#8217;s Pedro Acosta.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>When Maverick Vinales landed on his left shoulder on the final day of February\u2019s Sepang pre-season MotoGP test, the Tech3 KTM rider was confident it proved his injury woes were finally behind him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tested the shoulder well. I landed [with it] on the ground!\u201d Vinales said. \u201cIt was the best test I could do. And the shoulder is perfect. So for me it\u2019s totally healed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But with hindsight, that impact is suspected of causing a screw inserted after last July&#8217;s Sachsenring crash to loosen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s hard to understand. The doctors said maybe in the last corner crash in Malaysia, the screw moved a little bit, and then little by little it started to come out,\u201d Vinales said at COTA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the winter, the shoulder was quite good. Every week, I was feeling better and without pain.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIn Sepang, I also felt good. So it\u2019s not that you crash, and it came out there and then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think little by little it came out, until the point that I said, \u2018OK, something is not normal here, so I need to check\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-a917ec022cbe85361d6275fd92c96c457b74d78772d3fff3543c48ab554ec138\">  \u201cOne of the darkest moments\u201d: Trevathan \u201cproud\u201d that Pol settled Portimao score &#8211; Exclusive   Ducati takes inspiration from rivals in rear aero battle <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>That moment came after round two in Brazil, where Vinales again failed to score points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if the bike is bad or not, I cannot be at that level; this is not normal for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I did a CT scan on Thursday [before COTA].\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-1528b77c6bacefcba9f2e8cce02949052f5d8ace61bde178b2f9fbe52c5c992b\">  Ex-F1 team boss Guenther Steiner labels MotoGP riders &#8220;a special breed&#8221;   KTM details Pedro Acosta\u2019s new MotoGP approach: \u201cThere was no middle ground\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Despite the &#8216;displaced screw&#8217; being spotted, Vinales took part in opening practice for the US MotoGP before deciding to withdraw from the remainder of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually, with the track layout, I could see very clearly,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the other tracks, maybe it was just one place, two places that I was suffering, but [at COTA] it&#8217;s everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it was better to stop and recover, because I also spoke quite a lot with Dr Charte, and he said you can make a big mess if you crash on this shoulder again [without removing the screw].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vinales underwent surgery a few days later and now has until the end of the month to recover in time for the Spanish MotoGP at Jerez from 24-26 April.<\/p>\n<p>While Vinales was absent, team-mate Enea Bastianini took Tech3&#8217;s first top three of the season in the COTA Sprint, following a post-race penalty for factory KTM&#8217;s Pedro Acosta.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/motogp\/news\/1092962\/1\/maverick-vinales-explains-suspected-cause-loose-screw-injury&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1296262_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Maverick Vinales explains suspected cause of \u2018loose screw\u2019 injury Maverick Vinales believes a Sepang testing crash may have triggered the \u2018displaced screw\u2019 in his shoulder. 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