Vinales, Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi were tussling with MotoGP leader Marc Marquez at the front of the field in Barcelona when Lorenzo sought to join them with a move down the inside on the second lap.
The Repsol Honda star clipped Dovizioso and forced Vinales and Rossi off the track too, ending their races and sending team-mate Marquez through for a comfortable victory.
Vinales was particularly surprised the error came from Lorenzo, who has three MotoGP titles and two Moto2 championships to his name.
“I saw him on the inside - I tried to avoid the crash but I think one bike touched my rear tyre and I just flew,” he said. “I tried to avoid the crash, but it was impossible.
“Honestly, this corner is always difficult, but come on … overtake me on the straights, we are slow.
“He only needed to wait for four corners to overtake me. Also, on the warm-up lap, he overtook inside without a reason, I didn’t understand. Also, in Mugello, he had some problems with [Jack] Miller on the warm-up lap.
“If you ask me, it looks like a rookie mistake and he is a five-time world champion. Sometimes we have to think on the bike.
“Even if he is a great rider and he has a lot of talent, come on … you can’t win the race in two laps.”
Vinales suggested the incident was particularly damaging for Dovizioso, who lost 25 points on Marquez - falling 37 behind the defending champion - due to his failure to finish.
“If he [only] took out myself or Valentino, we are not fighting for the championship,” Vinales said. “It is a racing incident, not so bad.
“But he also took out Andrea, who is fighting for the championship. He destroyed my race, Valentino’s race and Dovizioso’s championship a little bit, because it is pretty hard to recover 25 points.”
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