In the KTM family, I would like the satellite team... And then you come across Tech3, whose map is still new since it is only a year old. During the presentation of the troops dedicated to the Austrian RC16, the message given was that of cohesion, of the united group and, let's put it bluntly, of the Mattighofen family. We are here for the cause of the trigram and we stick together. The competition will put all that to the test, but before we jump into the fray, everyone at KTM loves everyone. And we have reasons for that. Thus Hubert Trunkenpolz on the subject of Hervé Poncharal.
Tech3Among KTM, this is apparently more than what happened with Yamaha . The top board member of the brand that is Hubert Trunkenpolz, is much more attentive towards the French team than Iwata's team showed. The tricolor pattern is perceived as follows: “ basically you have to say that an experienced man like Hervé Poncharal is an asset to the whole factory, and moving him from Yamaha to KTM was of course an opportunity for us » assures the pundit. “ The experience he brings with his team, we have seen in the development of young drivers, notably with Miguel Oliveira who has shown himself comfortable under the management of Tech3. »
« Then you can only say it was the right decision and it's great for us to have him in the family. This year's rider pairing is quite strong and also interesting with rookie Iker Lecuona next to Miguel Oliveira, who now has some experience in MotoGP, and is an exceptional talent. It will be exciting. »
There she is ! 😍 The team's new bike @ Tech3Racing for the 2020 season #MotoGP with a dazzling livery! Do you love it too? 💙🧡 @ _moliveira88 @LecuonaIker pic.twitter.com/u1NUrKg4sf
— ELF x Racing (@ELFxRacing) February 19, 2020
On the status of Tech3 in the KTM landscape, Trunkenpolz precise : " I don't see it as a satellite team and factory team type scheme. I rather see that we have four KTM riders at the start. And I have to honestly say that if in the end a rider from the Tech3 team is ahead of the factory rider, it doesn't really matter to us. »
« It’s important that we move the brand forward. It is important that we can promote the talent of the riders, that the riders really have the opportunity to show their talent with the right bikes. We'll see who comes out on top, but I trust Miguel Oliveira to do a lot, including challenging both factory riders. »
Public chat speedweek, he finishes on the youngest and beginner Iker Lecuona : " I must say that I was deeply impressed by Iker Lecuona's performance in Valencia. I had the opportunity to watch the last race live, I went into the box on Saturday and watched Iker on the bike. I felt like he had a lot of racing under his belt on a MotoGP. However, he was sitting there for the first time. I was very impressed with how the young man was doing. And if you only see that as an indicator of Iker's potential, then I think a lot can be expected from him. One or the other surprise should be possible. »
