Among the teams which, at the end of 2016, pride themselves on having completed fruitful and informative off-season tests, the KTM team is present. There is certainly work to be done at the Clockwork Oranges before transforming the RC16 into a war machine, but we are happy in Mattighofen to know the direction to take to climb to the top. Because the three pilots who succeeded one another on the Austrian motorcycle noted the same defect. Which is good news.
The expertise comes from a Paul Trevathan who will be the chief engineer of Pol Espargaro, distilled on Motorsport : " during the tests carried out in Valencia then in Jerez, we were able to assess our level. We have a very good base with the RC16 and what is good is that our three drivers have the same expertise on what we need to go towards. ».
« This is a direction that we had already detected but we wanted to see what our three drivers thought of it. We have continued development of course, however we are reassured that we all agree on the direction to take ».
And what is it? “ It's about the bike's ability to handle corners and a few more details about its general character. We have three very different drivers and they are all on the same wavelength, which is very positive. It's not like we have to satisfy something that would have been particularly requested by a pilot ».
Mika Kallio,
Bradley Smith et Pol Espargaro are therefore in unison.
In 2017, KTM will make its first full season in MotoGP and its first campaign in Moto2 as a chassis supplier.
