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from ready for racing. "The underly- ing thing is there is a health issue with his shoulder. I don't know the exact detail. I'm not a doctor," said Steiner. Asked if he'd ever experi- enced anything like this situation before with a rider or driver in his career, Steiner said no. "Because normally, you know what the person has got and what to do. But at the moment, we don't really know; not even the doctors can decide what is to be done." POL ON 850 CHANGES Pol Espargaro made his first racing appearance since Portimao last No- vember, three days on from testing KTM's 850cc machine at Mugello. And the Catalan had words of warn- ing for 2027. "You cannot believe how much the category will change next year. How many riders are go- ing to struggle in this new category, it's insane," he said, adding the physical difference between riding 850s on Pirelli tires with no devices and limited aerodynamics is the biggest change. "With the 850 and the Pirellis, I can do two races in a row. It's much less physical. And with the 1000 bike, after two laps the heart rate is so high it's insane. The level of the current 1000 bikes with the Michelin, it's so brutal." Espargaro also believes the four riders who will step up from Moto2 in 2027 will have a huge advantage thanks to their Pirelli experience. "It's going to be a challenge for the current MotoGP riders on the 1000 bikes with the Michelin against the Moto2 riders who will come next year," he said. "They are going to be insanely fast. It's going to be a big challenge for them." Briefly... Alex Marquez led the Ducati contingent in fourth, followed by Acosta and Di Giannantonio. Marc Mar - quez was seventh, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Fac- tory Racing) eighth, Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) ninth and Diogo Moreira (Pro Honda LCR) 10th. Martin now leads Bez- zecchi by 31 points, with 10 rounds remaining. Moto2 Filip Salac (OnlyFans Ameri- can Racing Team) claimed his maiden Moto2 victory in a spectacular 17-lap British GP, emerging from a chaotic final lap to beat Ivan Ortola (QJMotor – Biolec – MSI) by three-tenths of a second. Alex Escrig (Klint Racing Team) took his first Moto2 podium after a dramatic battle that saw championship leader ROUND 12 / AUGUST 7-9, 2026 SILVERSTONE / TOWCESTER, UNITED KINGDOM ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P64 Fernandez (left) gives his congratulations to a hurting Bezzecchi (right), who, with his right collarbone still not fully healed after being broken in Germany, was completely spent after Sunday's GP. Filip Salac got the elbows out when he needed to secure a first Grand Prix win in spectacular circumstances.