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KTM and Tech3 are dissatisfied with Maverick Vinales after he withdrew from the Spanish Grand Prix due to a shoulder injury. His decision to race against medical advice and not fully disclose the injury's severity has further strained relations.
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KTM and Tech3 are not happy with Maverick Vinales after he was forced out of the Spanish Grand Prix due to another injury setback.
Vinales had tried to compete in both Jerez and at COTA, but his shoulder continued to give him problems. Despite his efforts to push through, heāll now have to watch from the sidelines once again.
The Spaniardās approach to managing the injury hasnāt gone down well with his team either. Reports say he kept the extent of the issue quiet from KTM, choosing to race against medical advice.
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Beirer didnāt hide his feelings on the matter, expressing clear frustration with how Vinales has handled his recovery process. With Pol Espargaro also sidelined, Enea Bastianini is set to be the only Tech3 rider lining up in Jerez.
The situation has led to missed track time and sponsor appearances, a point highlighted by journalist Simon Patterson. The teamās irritation with Vinalesā approach continues to grow.
Patterson, speaking on The Race MotoGP Podcast, said: āThis āIām fit to ride. Oh, wait, Iām not. Oh, Iām fit to ride. Oh, Iām notā on and off thing, where this could have been resolved at the end of last season if heād done what he was told.ā
āIf he quite openly told us what the doctors told him he had to do and then ignored them,ā Patterson continued. āAnd I know from some internal conversations that KTM and especially the Tech3 side of things are not happy about that at all.
āThey come from a world where you always have a replacement,ā said Patterson. āYou always have a sub on hand.ā In Formula One you never have a situation where you donāt have two cars on track.
Maverick Vinales withdrew due to a shoulder injury that continued to cause him problems.
KTM and Tech3 have expressed their dissatisfaction with Vinales for not fully disclosing the severity of his injury.
Maverick Vinales has been dealing with a shoulder injury that has affected his ability to compete.
Yes, reports indicate that Vinales chose to race despite medical advice regarding his injury.

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āAnd theyāve lost it feels like a substantial amount of their track time of their sponsor presence etc because Maverick has been making these stupid last-minute decisions to not ride because heās not fit.ā
Patterson added: āWhich donāt get me wrong if heās not fit he shouldnāt be riding but heās not been fit since like August and he still keeps trying and trying and trying and making things worse.ā
āEven this latest situation where we got diagnosed before the weekend in Texas,ā continued Patterson. āAnd then insisted on still trying to ride the bike and had to pull out halfway through the weekend.ā
Patterson concluded: āNobody inside KTM can be particularly happy about that because itās just unprofessional.ā
Vinalesā injuries are hurting not just his current season, but also his prospects further down the road. He appeared to have a contract lined up with the factory KTM team for 2027, but that situation has now become uncertain.
The team has opted to āsuspendā his contract while they consider their next steps. With Alex Marquez already signed on for 2027, Vinalesā chances of joining him now look far less certain.
Even if he manages to return in full health, the path back into a full-time seat wonāt be straightforward. MotoGP teams are currently leaning away from signing Spanish riders for 2027 as Liberty Media pushes to diversify national representation across the grid.
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