In Valencia a month ago, in Portimao three weeks ago then again in Valencia a week ago, there is no stopping Dani Pedrosa, especially since the latter is currently filming in Jerez on the handlebars of the 2021 prototype.
2021 prototype while the engine and aerodynamic development of MotoGP is frozen until the end of next season? Yes, because the Austrian firm, having lost its concessions following its two victories this year, still benefits from this facility compared to Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati and Honda, with in particular the possibility of having 3 specifications available for one year different motors.
Sebastian Risse, the technical manager of the MotoGP department for men in Mattighofen made doubly sure of this during a meeting of the MSMA manufacturers' association: “Yes, it is true that according to the regulations, and we also asked for further confirmation, that we can do something for next year, because they made this change for the teams who had the concessions and who no longer have them. I can't tell you at the moment what the final bike will look like, because we are still working on it. Dani has a completely full testing schedule. As always, you work in all directions, but how different the bike will be, we still have to clarify when the tests are finished, which is at the end of November. »
It is therefore on the Andalusian track that tests which began yesterday are still continuing today, the KTM Factory Racing test team sharing the Jerez track with the Aprilia test team, the only team which still benefits from concessions.
Dani Pedrosa has undoubtedly brought a lot to KTM but, to date, his renewal of his test rider contract has not been announced. Current discussions around future new functionsAndrea Dovizioso are perhaps not foreign to it…
