Enea Bastianini’s MotoGP was decided in a surprise move at the start of the 2024 season after Ducati announced they would replace him in 2025.
Six-time champion Mark Marquez He joins Francesco Bagnaia By A Ducati The GP25 bike is considered the best in the sport right now.
Bastiani competes. KTM After the Satellite Tech3 team rushed to get a deal last summer before the equestrian market dried up.
He may have moved too quickly, with the Austrian manufacturer now facing financial difficulties and uncertainty about their future.
Rumors indicate that Bastianini’s KTM deal was relatively small But he may not be able to see the track with them as various important dates approach before the start of the season.
Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton have been linked with a deal to buy KTM. But the interest in the outfit has to do with saving the whole company, not just their MotoGP division.
Carlo Pernat says someone from KTM behaved ‘very badly’ in Enea Bastianini talks
Carlo Pernat is a highly respected figure in the MotoGP paddock and was Bastiani’s agent until last week.
He will be in touch with Enrico Zanarini for future offers, but it is his current KTM contract that leaves a bit of a bitter taste in his former agent’s mouth.
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to speak Men on wheelsSomeone at KTM has said that Bastianini has behaved badly when negotiating a contract for 2025 and beyond.
“Yes, it is difficult. But Aeneas is young, and strong,” he said. “But, I repeat: I can now speak and have no problem saying that someone has behaved badly. In a bad and really ugly way.
“When we went to talk to KTM it was Berrier, Guidotti, Sterlacchini and Piggiamino. A few months later, two were fired and the third promoted to chief engineer.
When is KTM expected to drop the MotoGP grid?
KTM are more than £2bn in debt, have confirmed they will race in 2025 and are under contract for 2026, but their future is uncertain.
Their factory riders Pedro Acosta And Brad Binder is not under contract beyond 2026, which coincides well with the end of the current rules.
It would be a shame to lose one of the five manufacturers on the grid, especially as they have assembled the strongest line-up of riders.
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