Pete Baer has revealed that Pol Espargaro is superior to KTM’s full-time riders at Jerez due to his knowledge of the bike and the Spanish Grand Prix circuit.
It was not suitable for the weekend KTM as if Spanish Grand Prixaccording to them It causes a race Their points difference against Jerez didn’t help them much.
Brad Binder He scored six points in the sprint race, making him the only rider under the KTM umbrella to score points on Saturday.
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However, at the Spanish Grand Prix, three KTM riders scored points Ine Bastianini Getting eight points Tech3while Pedro Acosta and Binder scored six and five points, respectively.
Director of KTM Motorsport Pete Beyer He lamented Paul Espargaro Noting that the KTM test rider was doing better than the rest of the team at his home track after the weekend’s absence in Jerez.
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Pitbearer revealed that Pol Espargaro was outclassed by the ‘normal’ KTM riders at Jerez.
When he spoke Speed weekPete Baier spoke of his disappointment with KTM at the Spanish Grand Prix.
More than the absence of Maverick VinalesIn particular, Pol Espargaro’s exit hurt the team when Espargaro was performing better than the full-time riders on the track.
“What annoys me more than Maverick not being at Jerez is Paul dropping out. I think it could have been more important for us to understand this weakness more.”
“Paul knows the current bike and with it more than anyone in Jerez. In the test he was doing a 1:37.5 lap as a preparation for the race – and when our regular riders do a lap time of 1:38 in the GP, I start to have my doubts.
“There is no doubt about the determination of the riders, so we have to use Monday’s test to try new things.”
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Pete Beyer believes Pedro Acosta struggled with his bike ‘all weekend’ at Jerez.
Further in the interview, Bearer said that Pedro Acosta had been struggling a lot with the KTM bike all weekend. But it was Acosta, who was struggling in a position where Bastianini was doing well, that saved Bayer from the keeper.
Pedro didn’t feel 100% on the bike all weekend. You can see this with your eyes. He had constant problems.
“Especially in the final sector, and they lost a lot of time in the fast corners where you need absolute confidence. It was amazing, because Inia was particularly strong in those parts.
The Spanish Grand Prix did not go as well as KTM had hoped as having only three riders on track limited the weekend’s top points.
And with Binder, Acosta and Bastianini struggling to break into the top five in both the sprint and grand prix, their overall performance was poor.
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