The RC-16 of the Mattighofen house that with Binder and Acosta in the official team and Vinales and Bastianini in the Tech3 team try to improve the second place of 2024 in the manufacturers and above all forget the group accounts of the group of the group
Presented in a single event Le KTM for the 2025 MotoGP World Cup. Four identical motorcycles for two teams, the official one and the Tech3 satellite team of Hervé Poncharal, all with an identical livery. The uniqueness of the colors, the colors differ only for the different supplier of lubricants, Mobil1 for the Team Factory and Motul for Tech3 in the lower part of the hull, reiterate the intent of the Austrian company to face the challenge to the season that is for Start as a unique and united group. That same group that has ascertained liabilities equal to 2.2 billion euros, has grossed the resignation of CEO Stefan Pierer, replaced by Gottfried Neumeister, has the production firm until March, must contract the workforce and has an army of over 5000 creditors waiting for February 25 for the approval of the corporate renovation plan which also includes the continuation of sports activities.
Beirer’s words
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A recent capital increase of 50% and the words of Pit Beirer, the director of KTM Motorsport, leave hope: “There have been many questions about us, but we have been clear since the end of last season: we are here to run 2025 started great with the victory at Dakar and in the Ama Supercross and now we present our MotoGP teams and our bike, ready to chase the success seriously. A very important season for us “. After the second place in the manufacturers’ championship last year behind Ducati, the goal is to bring the desmosic closer and grasp some victory: plausible design, but which will have to take into account, especially in terms of developments, to the economic sustainability of the efforts necessary to compete At the top.
Pilots and Aki Ajo
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The Piloti Park was renewed, with the Spanish star Pedro Acosta promoted in the Factory Team, alongside the confirmed Brad Binder, while in the Tech3 team the performances of Enea Bastianini, the luxury luxury of the Ducati after the Marquez operation, and Maverick have been ensured. Vinales, leaving the Amprilia. News also at the helm, with the Finn Aki Ajo at the helm of the Factory team instead of Francesco Guidotti: “We are enthusiastic, we worked hard to make the RC16 even faster – said Ajo -: our goal is high, but we are ready With our four drivers who are strong and expert.
The words of the pilots
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And here are the drivers, starting with the young and promising Pedro Acosta, who arrived from the Satellite Gasgas team: “My 2024 was positive, I adapted to MotoGP and I learned to manage a race. Being here is a dream, I will have to improve in qualifying and in the first laps and I will have an expert companion as Brad Binder from which to learn to contribute to the development of the bike. fight with the first. We are not far away: we were second in the manufacturers, so one remains in front of us … ” Rimini -, at the beginning we will have to understand motorcycles and team, but from the third or fourth GP we can be competitive. The bike is different from the Ducati, but he is very potential “. At his side there is the Spaniard Maverick Vinales, who after Suzuki, Yamaha and Aprilia accepted the KTM challenge:” These colors are beautiful, as a child I admired them in motocross and In other runs and I feel like in a Dream Team. Finding myself on a new bike I must be very concentrated and open to a new experience: as soon as I get on the KTM I feel like at home, I like the RC-16 and adapts to my driving style. “Words already heard for its previous motorcycles , but that do not affect the enthusiasm that you breathe around the launch of the new KTM.
Gazzetta dello Sport
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