Red Bull KTM: Will there be a rollover due to Acosta? / Motor cycles

Even team members from the various Pierer Mobility teams and brands (KTM, GASGAS, Husqvarna) are wondering if new Moto2 standout world champion Pedro Acosta (7 wins, 14 podiums, 3 pole positions) will really be at GASGAS after this year’s factory Racing Tech3 team debuts For the first time in MotoGP or whether the Pierer Group managers will put him straight into the Red Bull KTM Factory team and move Jack Miller to GASGAS after he has not achieved the desired results for most of 2023.

Pierer Motorsport director Pit Beirer told SPEEDWEEK two weeks ago that Acosta was scheduled to join GASGAS in 2024. “At the moment there is nothing to take in this case, because at the moment there is a firm plan and that is what it is.”

Will Acosta actually compete in his first season in the “first division” with the Gasgas team? Or is there still a Christmas surprise waiting? The elusive answer: “I don’t know what will happen to us at Christmas.” “But the current plan is that we will see Pedro and Augusto in GASGAS and Jack and Brad in KTM.”

Terms such as “plan, current and at the moment” appear frequently in this commentary. This leads to the assumption: Pedro Acosta, described by the KTM board as “the new Marquez”, could be honored in the next few weeks by joining the No. 1 factory team – like Brad Bender after his second place in the World Championship Moto2 motorcycles in 2016. 2019.

What advantage would Acosta have if he drove for Red Bull? Bearer: “He’s definitely wearing a Red Bull helmet. And it will remain that way, regardless of which motorcycle brand he represents in 2024.

Bear hesitates and searches for words. “We think the squad we have now is very good. With Brad and Jack we have two guys with a lot of experience at Red Bull KTM. They are also the first to get new parts to develop and sort. Augusto is entering his second season at GASGAS. As a rookie, Pedro should come to MotoGP for the first year without any pressure and work there peacefully. When you’re on the grid in orange on a Red Bull KTM, maybe that’s a certain kind of pressure. That’s why we think it’s the right way to start the first year with Hervé Poncharal with a lot of calm, with his great experience and his team. “Then we will set the course for the future at an early stage.”