Iker Lecuona, like Danilo Petrucci, discovered when he launched into his Q1 of the Styrian Grand Prix that he had officially lost his handlebars. Of course, the news was not exactly a surprise, but there is substance and form. What was the urgency for KTM to confirm what the rumor had been spreading for weeks already, namely that none of the current Tech3 riders would be confirmed in 2022? In any case, clipping their wings while they were in the middle of their qualifications does not give a good impression.
A bitter feeling thatIker Lecuona said on the microphone of Motosan : " we already said it at the start of the season. I have to say that in the summer, even if they said it was Danilo or me… I don't know. Something inside me told me that it was almost a done deal or that negotiations were already underway, I don't know. I don't know, I thought yes, it was going to be announced » said the Spaniard as if stunned.
Lecuona doesn't say too much but doesn't think less
The announcement therefore came while Petrucci et lecuona were about to go out to play their Q1 : “ to me it honestly doesn't seem right. I don't think it's the right thing to do ". This is what is said. And he adds: “ if the meeting was delayed, it's because we had it now with Hervé (Poncharal), Pit (Beirer) and Mike (Leitner), explaining the situation a little, that there were people who had already said it and that it needed to be launched now. But I think if they had known, the right thing to do would have been to tell Petrucci and me before the Grand Prix started, but hey, that's how it is. They did it the way they did it and they will have their reasons, I'm not going to say anything ».
What was the urgency and, indeed, if the die had already been cast for a while, why have you waited to find yourself revealing it at what was probably the least opportune moment? lecuona he himself doesn't seem to have the answer.
