MotoGP: looking at KTM, Honda and Puig may regret letting Dani Pedrosa go

KTM is having a brilliant season in this year 2020 which would be year 1 of a world after. But which evolves according to the bases given by the one before. And among the Austrians, we worked well before arriving at two victories in five Grands Prix contested. This is to better position itself third in the manufacturers' standings, six points behind provisional leader Yamaha and five lengths behind second place Ducati... The Mattighofen house believed in its strengths, invested in its sector, and was able to take advantage of the sufficiency of the competition which has let some precious elements escape…

KTM can legitimately benefit from this good period in MotoGP with the feeling of a job well done. Brno, then the two meetings on the Red Bull Ring confirmed what Jerez had given us a glimpse: the RC16 is doing well. Pol Espargaro, in the walls since the launch of the MotoGP project, although he says that this bike is his, he is still the only one, with the rookie lecuona, not having won with it yet.

And first of all, is it legitimate when he claims the authorship of the current RC16? Probably a little. But some in the paddock also agree that the big move made by KTM was to hire a Dani Pedrosa which no longer interested anyone at Honda. Carlo Pernat thus analyzes GP One : " I would say that KTM has made a great motorcycle, but above all an excellent youth policy. But the key to everything is Pedrosa, a pearl from Honda and Puig who let him go. They rode a winning moto, with which Binder and Oliveira both won. An excellent strategy ».

KTM and Pedrosa are in Misano for three days of testing

Dani Pedrosa made his career at Honda et Puig was his manager for a long time. The two moved away from him, to bet everything on Marc Marquez who agreed with them until he was seriously injured. Since then, the Tokyo brand has noticed that it has not achieved a single podium in the first five races of the season. This has never happened to him since his return to the premier category 38 years ago.

Meanwhile, KTM built his motorcycle, with his recipe for the tubular steel frame, equipped it with his WP suspensions, sees it conquer with two riders who are pure products of its sector, and notes the good work carried out in development by Dani Pedrosa. An effort which is currently continuing on the route of Misano which will be the scene of the next two Grands Prix.

Indeed, and for three days, Aprilia, Ducati et KTM are at Misano with the test pilots Pirro, Savadori et Pedrosa to collect important data on the new asphalt for the next two races in Italy…