Rumor gave him the favorite to succeed a Miguel Oliveira for the future already assured in MotoGP within a Tech3 team which will become the KTM satellite team in MotoGP. Here it is confirmed by an official announcement: George Martin will be one of the representatives of the Mattighofen factory in Moto2 for the next two seasons. The Austrian firm thus brings back into its fold the man who won the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2014…
…And who is currently a serious rival for the Moto3 title with a Honda for one Marco Bezzecchi on a KTM! But this is another story. When George Martin will begin his fifth international season, he will discover Moto2 riding an official KTM. He has, for the moment, three victories in six Grands Prix.
The port man at KTM is happy to welcome back a rider who opened his list of achievements with an Austrian motorcycle and can thus continue to bring to life a dynamic sector that has been set up. The pilot, for his part, comments: “ I think this is an important step in my career. And I am very happy to have reached an agreement with KTM and Red Bull. It's a very competitive set and I'm already looking forward to getting started with them. I will try to learn as much as possible the first year in order to be really competitive during the second ».
« I have good memories with KTM and it's important to be together again. And I hope for the same results! » The second KTM rider is Brad Binder, 3 Moto2016 World Champion. It remains to be George Martin to access the Austrian box with the same status. It will be recalled that last year's winner and debutant in the category this season Joan mir signed in MotoGP for Suzuki following his own path.
