Overview
- Red Bull KTM Tech3 said Monday that Maverick Vinales is not fit for the Spanish GP at Jerez after shoulder surgery.
- Planned stand-in Pol Espargaro is out with a hand injury picked up in the lead-up to Jerez, leaving no ready replacement.
- The team will field one bike for Enea Bastianini, a rare step that lets crew and parts focus on a single entry.
- Vinales withdrew from Austin with severe shoulder pain, then had a loose screw from his 2025 Sachsenring crash fixed, and he is aiming to return at Le Mans on May 10.
- Tech3 boss Guenther Steiner said they examined other options but chose the one-bike approach as the most sensible move for the team and KTM’s wider project.