It's OFFICIAL: Two MotoGP Race Winners Just Got Confirmed OUT — And Nobody Fought For Them

We told you this was coming. Three weeks ago we laid out five names — five Grand Prix winners who had nowhere left to go on the 2027 grid. This week, two of them were officially confirmed out of MotoGP within seventy-two hours of each other. On Tuesday, Yamaha announced Jack Miller is leaving for its factory World Superbike team. Fifteen years in the Grand Prix paddock. Twelve in MotoGP. Four victories, twenty-three podiums. Gone. Then on Thursday, on the eve of the Misano weekend, Brad Binder confirmed he's joining BMW in World Superbikes. A 2016 world champion who has been in this paddock since 2009, and who has spent his entire premier-class career inside a single project. But here's the part that makes it genuinely strange — and it's the reason this episode exists. Yamaha didn't sign Miller despite his MotoGP experience. They signed him because of it, and said so publicly. World Superbikes is switching to Michelin tyres in 2027, the exact rubber these riders have spent a decade mastering, while MotoGP moves to Pirelli. Which means the knowledge MotoGP just decided was worthless is the specific thing another championship opened its wallet for. 👉 SUBSCRIBE to GP Daily for the paddock stories that don't fit the highlight reel. 💬 COMMENT: Did MotoGP make a mistake letting these riders go? *CHAPTERS* 00:00 — We Warned You 01:05 — Tuesday: Miller 02:15 — Thursday: Binder 03:30 — The Tyre Twist Nobody Saw Coming 05:10 — Three Down, Two Still Waiting 06:30 — The Cruellest Detail 07:25 — Your Verdict #MotoGP #BradBinder #JackMiller #WorldSBK #MotoGP2027 #KTM #Yamaha #BMW #Misano #GPDaily #MotoGPNews #SillySeason