The Tech3 Racing team has bet big for the 2025 season by recruiting two renowned drivers: Maverick Viñales and Enea Bastianini. Nicolas Goyon, team principal, spoke to about the strengths of this duo and the team's objectives.
I wish the entire Tech3Under the direction of Nicolas Goyon, begins a new era in 2025 with the arrival of Maverick Vinales et Enea Bastianini. This duo, composed of experienced pilots, joins the family KTM for the coming season, after stints with other MotoGP teams.
Support, who knows the team well after years of service, is enthusiastic about managing this talented duo, although aware of the challenges. They both have to get used to a new bike, which won't be easy." he said, referring to the adjustments needed to adapt to the KTM RC16. For bastianini, the adaptation is all the more complex, because it goes from Ducati à KTM, a significant change in motorcycle philosophy.
bastianini, although a little reserved off the track, is a formidable driver on the track, according to Support : " Enea takes small steps. But once he takes a step, he doesn't back down. » Casa Particular in Viñales, for his part, has already shown his potential with victories on different bikes, and his integration into KTM is highly anticipated.
Nicolas Goyon: “ We have a team spirit, and the priority is to move KTM forward »
In the meantime, during the Sepang tests, Viñales and Bastianini showed similar performances, finding themselves separated by just 0,013 seconds in 17th and 18th position, respectively. This level of proximity shows that both drivers are adapting in concert to the RC16.
Support does not anticipate explosive rivalries within the team, as can happen with factory riders in other teams, but he believes that the two riders will be competitive and work together to advance the project. KTM. " We have a team spirit, and the priority is to move KTM forward " he added on speedweek, emphasizing that the objective is to be at the highest level with these two exceptional drivers.
As the 2025 season approaches, Support and its pilots are ready to make Tech3 a formidable opponent on the starting grid, with the desire to be competitive from the first races.
