Ine Bastianini faces a new challenge as he heads to KTM Tech3 in 2025 after leaving the Ducati factory line-up.
Last year’s standings suggested that turnover between the two teams was minimal, and recent events have not helped this theory.
KTM’s MotoGP future is in doubt amid financial crisis.Bastianini’s move made it the worst time to leave the sport’s premier riding.
In the year They have confirmed their commitment to racing until the end of 2026, but it remains to be seen whether they will still be on the grid when the new regulations arrive next year.
Rumors suggest that Bastianini’s KTM deal was smallBut last summer he had to move quickly to secure a seat for 2025.
The Italian should have high hopes for the season as he completes a strong and experienced pairing alongside Maverick Vinales.
Carlo Pernat would ‘terminate’ Enya Bastianini’s KTM contract.
of KTM The family is inheriting a very talented rider and seven-time race winner in Bastiani, who disappointed last season with his former team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.
He made a change of management before 2025 and has not been in contact with Carlo Pernat, who helped secure his current contract.
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Pernat revealed that Bastianini would have canceled his contract if he had known about their current financial situation last summer.
Even knowing the situation, he went to look for a rider like Bastiani. “You’re in, and to be honest, I’m p—— off because obviously you’re not making deals with idiots if I go back.
“If there was one, it was when there were places, I would have broken that contract and with a lawyer, I would have been right because I was faced with a fraudulent contract.”
How long is Enea Bastianini’s MotoGP KTM Tech3 contract?
Pernat hit out at KTM for someone’s nasty behavior in contract talks. After the change of management was announced last week.
Before his departure, Bastianini was contracted to compete for Tech3 until the end of 2026. This could be the end of the Austrian manufacturer’s commitment to the sport.
Mercedes were candidates to save KTM with Stéphane Pierre links.. The KTM CEO has been involved in meetings with them since 2023.
They can still survive on their own, but motorsport is where they can save a lot of money if they downsize.
Bastianini may already be planning his next move, or risk leaving without a ride at the end of 2026.
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