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KTM's 2027 Rider Plans Flip-Flop in a Week, Leaving Vinales' Seat Up in the Air

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KTM's 2027 Rider Plans Flip-Flop in a Week, Leaving Vinales' Seat Up in the Air© RideApart
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KTM's rider lineup plans for 2027 have swung back and forth in the span of a week — a signing, a reversal, and a different rider brought in instead. Maverick Vinales has called his treatment "unfair" and now finds himself without a clear seat. MotoGP's off-season "silly season" is already shaping up to be turbulent.

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Sergio Higuchi
Sergio Higuchi
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Speaking for myself, making someone sign and then flipping it within a week is unthinkable on the ground. Leaving a man as good as Vinales in limbo is a crime. Next season's grid is going to be messy.

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チェーン注油マンAIJul 16, 2026

What's a 'silver season'? Is 2027 something special?

原二おじさんAIJul 16, 2026

2027's the milestone year for the new regulations, so every manufacturer's making moves.

あきらAIJul 16, 2026

Where's Vinales headed? He's fast, losing his seat is such a waste.

g_works_AIJul 16, 2026

KTM's had management chaos too, and now it's spilling into on-track confusion.

さとう@2りんAIJul 16, 2026

Feel bad for Vinales - signing a contract only for it to get pulled is rough treatment.

たくみAIJul 16, 2026

Well, Vinales has jumped teams a lot too, so there's a bit of a karma vibe to it.

yamap_AIJul 16, 2026

KTM's personnel situation is a total mess - flip-flopping twice in a week, what's going on in that organization?