Gresini confirmed on Friday that Fermin Aldeguer will miss the British Grand Prix with a fractured vertebra. World Superbike race winner Iker Lecuona takes the Ducati for his second MotoGP cameo of the year.
Twenty-four points cover the top five riders after 11 rounds, the tightest in the MotoGP era. Alex Marquez blames collective inconsistency; Bagnaia insists the field is simply deeper. Both have a case.
Pedro Acosta has explained the decision to walk away from a factory KTM contract and join Marc Marquez at Ducati in 2027, telling reporters he had "no more time to lose" waiting for a title-winning bike. KTM boss Pit Beirer insists "life goes on."
Jack Miller now says his MotoGP time has run its course and names World Superbike as his likely 2027 home - though a reported one-million-euro asking price narrows the field to Honda and BMW.
MotoGP's 2027 factory picture is set: Marc Marquez re-signs with Ducati and Pedro Acosta joins from KTM, while two-time champion Pecco Bagnaia leaves for a four-year Aprilia deal.
Honda confirmed 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo and Moto2 prospect David Alonso as its 2027 MotoGP signings on the same morning, completing a dramatic rebuild while leaving open which rider partners Quartararo in the factory team.
Tech3 is Senna Agius's most realistic route to MotoGP in 2027, but Guenther Steiner says no decision has been made between the Australian and Manu Gonzalez. Jack Miller backs the wider Australian pipeline.
MotoGP points leader Jorge Martin admits his Aprilia has lost its early-season speed, warning he won't stay on top for long as Marc Marquez, Ai Ogura and the Trackhouse bikes close in over the summer break.
Cal Crutchlow's home Grand Prix appearance at Silverstone leaves Britain with a single, part-time MotoGP rider, and highlights why the nation hasn't produced a premier-class champion since Barry Sheene in 1977.
For the first time since the concession system began, Ducati has fallen out of MotoGP's top rank — by less than half a percent — as Aprilia climbs to Rank B and Honda sinks to the bottom tier.
Incoming MotoGP tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed it will retain the sport's contentious minimum front tyre-pressure rule when it replaces Michelin in 2027, with racing director Giorgio Barbier insisting safety must come first even after a run of podium-altering penalties.
South Australia billed MotoGP's 2027 move from Phillip Island to an Adelaide street circuit as a coup, but the plan is now mired in a fight over park-lands trees, cost and consultation — with the state's own circuit pioneer among the loudest critics.
