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MotoGP no longer rules out holding the Grand Prix of Qatar in another country. A decision is due by the end of August, and it would also affect the end of the season.

Pedro Acosta finishes the British Grand Prix fifth, better than Friday’s two crashes suggested. Behind the result, however, lies a clear message to his employer that he had already delivered during the summer break.

The result of the British Grand Prix was only settled hours after the chequered flag. A time penalty for Fabio Quartararo shifted every classification from 12th place down, and in the pit boxes it then became clear what really lay behind the performances of Marco Bezzecchi and Raul Fernandez.

Raul Fernandez controlled the British Grand Prix at Silverstone from the first lap to the last and led Aprilia to a clean sweep of the podium. Behind the winner, a race with seven retirements clearly shifted the balance of power at the top of the championship.

Aprilia’s sprint hat-trick at Silverstone was settled on Saturday afternoon, but the explanations only came that evening. In the media sessions there was almost only one topic: the soft rear tyre, which dropped off far earlier than expected for nearly every rider.

Jorge Martin won the British Grand Prix sprint from pole and led the first complete Aprilia podium sweep in the history of the format. Marc Marquez lost four positions in the closing laps and salvaged just a single championship point.

KTM has received permission from the other MotoGP manufacturers to open the sealed engines of the RC16 and replace a faulty supplier part. At the British GP at Silverstone, however, the four riders are still running the previous stopgap solution with reduced revs.

Triumph is fundamentally rebuilding the Moto2 race engine for the 2027 season, promising around six percent more peak power at two kilograms less weight. Because displacement changes at the same time and the mounting points move, every chassis manufacturer in the class has to start from scratch again.

Luca Marini is set to ride for KTM customer team Tech3 from 2027. The Italian is leaving Honda after three years and joining a squad that is reshuffling practically everything.

At 54, John McGuinness is not thinking about stopping and has announced that he wants to race in 2027 as well. Whether that happens will only be decided in talks with Honda.

Bimota and electronics partner GET have revealed how the movable winglets on the KB998 Rimini work. The technology is now fitted to the road-legal model as well, but it could disappear from racing as early as 2027.

Maverick Vinales is sitting out the British Grand Prix, with Pol Espargaro taking over the Red Bull KTM Tech3 RC16. Behind the absence is a previously undetected tear in his left shoulder that could explain months of missing strength.

Patritalia has made the documents behind its purchase offer for Ducati public and names a concrete sum for the first time. The papers, however, prove something different from what the headlines of recent days suggest.

Maverick Vinales has publicly contradicted reports of an immediate end to his MotoGP spell with Red Bull KTM Tech3. At the centre of it all is less the dispute with the manufacturer than the condition of his left shoulder.

The Isle of Man TT has published the first report of its Sidecar Sustainability Review. It describes a possible route back for the sidecars, but demands a deep intervention in the technical and sporting regulations.

Marco Bezzecchi has ridden a motorcycle for the first time since his collarbone surgery, completing a test at Misano. Whether it is enough for the British GP at Silverstone will only be decided shortly before the race weekend.

MotoGP has confirmed the first date of the 2027 season. From 5 to 7 March 2027, Buriram fires the starting gun on the new era with 850cc engines.

Around two months after her serious sidecar crash at the Tourist Trophy, Maria Costello has again turned to her supporters. In her message she describes a rollercoaster of emotions and confirms that she is now being treated at a specialist hospital.

Jorge Martinez has clearly spelled out the order of CFMoto’s racing plans. The Chinese manufacturer is to enter World Superbike first and only tackle MotoGP after that.

MotoGP is set to appear at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in October. Because the Australian GP runs on the same weekend, so-called show bikes are to be used instead of the current riders.