MotoGP Austria J3 Hervé Poncharal: "we hoped that at least one of our riders could be in the points"

Hervé Poncharal and his Tech3 troupe leave the Red Bull Ring with mixed feelings, born from an Austrian Grand Prix that was exciting behind the scenes and disappointing on the track. The French have thus had confirmation that they will be able to consider themselves members of a factory team under the GASGAS colors, with all that this implies in terms of technical support to obtain the best possible result. But on the track, this same result does not arrive and the rest promises to be complicated with Raul Fernandez who already knows that he will be elsewhere in 2023, a feeling now shared by Remy Gardner, and that is new …

KTM boss Stefan pierer seems to have already ruled out Remy Gardner from his projects and the Australian understood this by commenting on crash.net : " no, it's not very good for next year ", said Gardner after Sunday's Red Bull Ring race. “ In MotoGP, it seems like there is nothing… ". It will be recalled that KTM made a new offer to Miguel Oliveira. But even if the latter declines it, it will not increase the Moto2 World Champion's chances of remaining alongsideHervé Poncharal under the label GASGAS...

The French boss thus commented on his intense stay in Styria, since, as representative of the IRTA, the teams' association, he also stepped up to talk about the arrival of the sprint race in the Grand Prix format MotoGP in 2023… “ This was obviously not the result we expected for our manufacturer's home race. KTM has always put on a show here at the Red Bull Ring, so we were hoping that at least one of our riders could be in the points,” he said. “Unfortunately, the start was difficult and Rémy Gardner crashed in the first laps. I want to thank him for joining the race and finishing it in front of the fans and KTM management. Thank you Remy for your sportsmanship, and thank you for your team who worked hard all weekend ».

**Hervé Poncharal: “ Tech3 KTM Factory Racing crossed the line without any points«**

Then he turns to his second pilot: “ Raul Fernandez's lap times were up and down throughout the race. At times he was close to the Top 15, but he was inconsistent, which prevented him from finishing in the points… Which meant Tech3 KTM Factory Racing crossed the line without any points. It's the end of a very busy weekend for us. Of course, it was with great excitement that the Tech3 team announced their partnership with GASGAS next season, but on the other hand, the results were disappointing ».

Hervé Poncharal finished : " I would like to make a special mention for all the KTM fans who came to support us, as well as Mr. Stefan Pierer and Mr. Hubert Trunkenpolz for their visit, their incredible support and their never-give-up attitude. Hopefully we will be able to score points in the next round, in Misano ". It will be for September 4.