The drivers' contract and the third team in MotoGP are subjects which are watched very closely by KTM. The Yamaha maneuvers around its revelation Raul Fernandez annoyed the Mattighofen pundits. The latter have entered into a reflection on the management of the contracts of their young pilots whom they have trained through their sector. From this a system takes shape which identifies with what is happening in football. Furthermore, and also to ensure an outlet for these talented hopefuls, a third MotoGP team is in the pipeline. And it wouldn't necessarily display the KTM trigram...
The Grand Prix paddock must be approached as a global business which therefore also concerns the career management of drivers whose talent has been allowed to emerge. Failing this, it means providing training work which will then benefit the competition. A fatality that refuses KTM, with many sectors in motorcycle competition.
Cases Raul fernandez, who almost ran towards Yamaha , and undissuasive exit clauses in the contracts convinced the Austrians that the problem had to be approached differently. And this “otherwise, it’s the big boss Stefan pierer who exposes it himself on speedweek . Firstly, he poses the problem: “ when our entire junior program starts to work, it may happen that after Moto2 we fall into a traffic jam on the MotoGP route ". So, how can you keep your champions? Here is the answer: “ if we as a factory have too many drivers and a competitor is interested in one of our drivers, we could give it away for a certain amount. It's also common in football ».
It would also be a magnificent opportunity to make the sector profitable, which would then take on another dimension, going beyond the simple sporting issue. It would thus become an economic opportunity. But even by “lending” your pilots for hard cash, you still need outlets. And four RC16s in MotoGP, that’s a bit light…
KTM thinks far and wide
But there too, the one who also presides over the destinies of Husqvarna, CFMoto et GASGAS has his idea: “ we planned the new Moto2 team GASGAS with Aspar Martinez. We could even go to MotoGP one day with this brand. That would be a solution. But who knows what will happen in two years… Never say never ».
Stefan pierer ends on the next issue, which is already no more Raul fernandez but Peter Acosta : " Acosta will probably race Moto2 for two years » predicts the CEO of Pierer Mobility AG. “ He's still young. And I think there are worse problems than having too much talent under contract... » Especially if we put in place a system that will allow them to receive dividends on their talent paid by their opponents. Not sure that managers will be delighted with this prospect where they would no longer have much to say.
