The MotoGP field partially reconvened at Silverstone on Thursday ahead of the British Grand Prix - with some of the riders in attendance at a media and fan event in London instead.

But across the two sites riders spoke for the first time since the July break, and many of those riders had new information to share - especially those whose 2027 situations remain unconfirmed.

Here are six things we learned on Thursday.

Marini's Tech3 unveiling is imminent

While it's not yet official, the news of Luca Marini's new deal with Tech3 KTM should land at some point during the Silverstone weekend.

This is according to Marini himself - as he'll join the satellite team in place of the still-injured Maverick Vinales for 2027.

"Maybe this week, this weekend," he told journalists when asked about his future, "some announcements. Everything will become official this weekend. I don't know now, at the moment. But we will see."

The exact details of the contract are still to be confirmed, but it's likely he'll have a two-year deal directly with Tech3, rather than with KTM like his predecessors Vinales and Enea Bastianini, as part of the team's new focus on moving things in-house following former F1 team principal Guenther Steiner's takeover of the squad from Herve Poncharal.

On the other side of the garage, a final decision awaits as Tech3 picks out Marini's rookie team-mate between Moto2 title hopefuls Manu Gonzalez and Senna Agius.

Miller closing in on deal

Pramac's Jack Miller looks increasingly likely to stay within the Yamaha family next season, with a move to its WorldSBK outfit.

Miller, who is set to vacate his current seat for rookie Izan Guevara and is making no secret of the fact his time in MotoGP is up, said he was "talking with everybody and trying to understand what is the best step for me going forward" and hopes to have an announcement within the next few weeks.

"I think we're all on a similar page. I've enjoyed working a lot with Yamaha, there's no denying that," he said - though Honda has also been mooted as a potential suitor in WorldSBK.

"I enjoy the company a lot, we were at Suzuka [8 Hours] a couple of weeks ago, I wouldn’t do that if I didn't like working with the people I'm working alongside, the Japanese and all of the management involved.

"I don't know who's leaking their things to the media but I think they've got a bug in their office! We'll see what we can do with them."

Binder is moving on, too

A deal that sounds closer still to being confirmed is Brad Binder's move to BMW's WorldSBK team.

This looks likely to be announced this month - despite him remaining coy about it on media day at Silverstone.

"I think in the next couple of weeks we'll know a lot more," said Binder, while dodging all the other follow-up questions.

"At the moment we're working on things and trying to finish it all off, so when everything's done and dusted, I'll be happy to tell you what's happening."

Binder, as per Speedweek.com and others, is to replace Danilo Petrucci in the BMW roster, so will recreate a past KTM factory line-up by teaming up with Miguel Oliveira.

Honda/LCR call is no sweat for Alonso

Moto3 world champion David Alonso says he's unconcerned about where he's going to ride in 2027, as Honda continues to delay the decision about whether it will be him or current rookie rider Diogo Moreira who lands alongside Fabio Quartararo next year.

Alonso was confirmed over the summer break as a Honda racer for 2027 and 2028 - as was Quartararo. But unlike in Quartararo's case, the announcement on the Colombian racer's future didn't state where exactly he will ride - as the factory waits to measure the continuing success of Moreira in the coming months.

Speaking to The Race at Silverstone, Alonso insisted that he doesn't really care too much given the factory contract he's on and the support he's going to receive regardless of whether it's a factory ride or Moreira's current satellite seat at LCR.

"I am a factory rider and factory official bike, so no matter," he said. "Then both of them, people [in those teams] are professional, good teams, good human teams on both sides, so let's ride on the track and then let them decide."

Moreira was asked about it, too, at the London event and said he was simply waiting for Honda's call and that it was not the most important matter right now.

Rins has variety in options 

Despite not having yet secured a ride of any kind for next year, Alex Rins painted a calm figure at Silverstone on Thursday.

The Yamaha rider, left with no place in the roster for 2027 by Yamaha's preference for the all-new pairing of Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura, said he is "not only looking at Superbikes" as rumours swirl about his potential destination for 2027.

Though, according to GPOne, Rins would like to ride a Ducati - the WSBK championship's dominant machine - he said there is "nothing proper on the table" as of yet.

Asked if the summer break was not as calm as he might have hoped, Rins said: "No, not at all. For sure I was quite calm, because I trust my people - my manager, for him it was a little more busy than for me. 

"But for sure, I was quite calm. I will not lie to you, I will not say I was 100% calm because as a rider I also get involved a little bit, as you can imagine. But yeah, I was quite calm leaving him working on what we are working on."

He added: "We are not only looking at Superbikes. We don't have nothing clear, we just started to speak to some teams but nothing proper on the table."

Quartararo never negotiated with Yamaha

Following his Honda announcement, Quartararo tried not to get too drawn into comparing his current employer Yamaha with his next - but not did he avoid his usual dose of bluntness.

Quartararo said that it was important for him to have a fresh start in all aspects in 2027 - only one mechanic will be accompanying him in the switch - but that primarily the move was dictated by the expected quality of machinery.

He said that he spoke to multiple teams in the off-season but that Honda gave him the best answers to the questions he had.

One team he didn't speak with, though? Yamaha. Draw your own conclusions.