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Viñales Out of Silverstone After New Shoulder Damage Found, Espargaró Steps In

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MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales of Red Bull KTM Tech3 will miss round 12 at Silverstone after summer-break medical exams revealed a previously undetected tear in his infraspinatus muscle. Viñales has been recovering from a shoulder injury sustained at the Sachsenring in 2025; the new tear is preventing full arm mobility. Test rider Pol Espargaró will replace him.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Having the supraspinatus heal while the infraspinatus was still torn underneath — that's exactly the nasty part of shoulder injuries. Racing without full feel back in your fingertips is the most dangerous way to ride. Espargaró knows this bike inside out as the test rider — no argument, the pit box made the right call.