Hubert Trunkenpolz is a prominent member of the KTM board of directors, so much so that he is the T of the Austrian trigram. He therefore followed the presentation of his troops engaged in MotoGP and even participated by bringing his voice to the concert of the brand's ambitions for the new season. And he is not the type to formulate nuanced objectives since he supports the idea already formulated by boss Stefan Pierer to bring back the title. Even if he recognizes that it won't be easy...
At KTM, we are not afraid of anything or anyone. A strength of character that has brought the brand this far, a dimension that allows it to play in the big leagues on the market and even, now, in MotoGP. The synergy between the two ambitions played out to the fullest Hubert Trunkenpolz, even if, unlike Ducati, the rapprochement between the competition machine RC16 and the motorcycles in the range are just a matter of perspective.
But the charm is in full effect. The administrator says thus: “ you need to boost global brand awareness. If you want to showcase a global sports bike brand like KTM on a global scale, it is simply necessary to choose a global format, and MotoGP is that format. So far, our commitment has had a very positive impact on our sales figures. We are very pleased with the level of brand awareness or increase in many countries outside of Europe where KTM was known ».
And he cites the example of the victory of Brad Binder à Brno, last August: “ we saw in June that all two-wheel activity was picking up again after confinement, but what happened from July to August more than met our highest expectations. I don't want to directly associate it with winning MotoGP, but winning MotoGP certainly didn't hurt ».
Hubert Trunkenpolz: “there will be no MotoGP title with an announcement”
From there, thinking bigger than a victory is self-evident… “ Of course, we have to talk about the title. We have now reached a point where this question is on the table. But we also know how big the competition is and how strong the competition is. There will be no MotoGP title with an announcement " recognize Trunkenpolz. " I think we are now at a level where we can talk about it seriously, and where, if everything goes well, we can fight for the title. That's why we're talking about it. But as I said, the title with the announcement does not exist in such a competitive environment ».
If the administrator knows that the goal to be achieved will be complicated, he also specifies the minimum level he would like to see respected in the event of a missed target: “ For the next season, we want our drivers to be regularly in the top 10, we want to be regularly on the podium, we want one or two victories. It would be nice to follow at least the 2020 season. This is the short term objective ". But he immediately adds speedweek : " in the medium term, of course, that's the title, there's no doubt about it, and preferably not just once, but several times ". For that matter !
