Miguel Oliveira has a message for his employer KTM and it concerns the transfer market which is entering its final phase. All the protagonists will indeed want to take advantage of the summer break with these files completed. And all the more so since the said truce has now been extended to five weeks since the postponement of the Finnish Grand Prix. Miguel Oliveira is one of the countless who still wander in front of the stalls looking for a deal to close. His official KTM contract is indeed ending and the Austrian manufacturer is spoiled for choice when it comes to replacing him. He even suggested a plan B to which he responded…
The place of Miguel Oliveira as an official KTM for 2023 and beyond is far from assured, despite the Portuguese bringing home four victories at the Mattighofen factory. Two with the team Tech3 and two others under the Austrian banner. The last achievement took place this year, in the rain of Mandalika in Indonesia. Enough to have all the assurances for a lease renewal? Nope.
Car Miguel Oliveira is currently eleventh in the world championship, 15 teammate's points Brad Binder, seventh. And on the market, we find names like alex rins, Jack Miller and even the old one of the weapon Pol Espargaro ready to climb on an official RC16. The competition is so serious that the sports director thought out loud of a plan B for the Portuguese which would consist of returning to his first love: Tech3.
Miguel Oliveira: “ there is nothing really relevant to add on this subject«
At Mugello, during a Italian Grand Prix that he finished in ninth place, this idea came back to his ears and rather than ignoring it, he commented on it on crash.net : " I told management that I did not accept the Tech3 seat and that I wanted my factory handlebars ", said Olive tree. “ If this is not possible, I will definitely consider other options.. But at the moment there is nothing really relevant to add on this subject ". This is nevertheless said with relevance, even if the other options to possibly take into consideration are no longer so numerous...
