Gunter Steiner ‘frustrated’ by KTM Motorsport bosses after buying Tech3

Who will win the French Grand Prix?

With the groups that spoke with Dorna on the next Concorde deal, Honda The French team is the only alternative to KTM. Tech3 has been talking to Honda Since the Austrian manufacturer went into financial bankruptcy.

Pete Baer says KTM have no plan B. If Tech3 goes for Honda. But the group’s CEO was reportedly not present at the talks.

Guenther Steiner ‘cuts’ Pete Baer out of Tech3 deal with KTM

According to the report The competitionPaddock ‘sources’ have indicated that KTM has made a ‘trigger offer’ to Honda’s, and it seems they have ‘successfully’ kept the Tech3 with them for 2027.

Honda are looking to add a second satellite team to their ranks with LCR and have a lot of financial resources behind them. However, KTM are starting to emerge from the financial woes they faced last year and don’t want to limit themselves to just two bikes.

The report indicated that. Steiner He was able to negotiate directly with the KTM ‘big bosses’ and ‘cutting’ Bearer Out of the bargain. In the year He took over from Hervé Poncharal at Tech3 in 2025 and is believed to be ‘frustrated’ by their motorsport division.

Steiner’s ‘popular influence’ may have led him to negotiate terms from KTM that were more ‘financially favorable’ than what Honda offered.

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KTM wants Tech3 to pay for their bikes by 2027

However, if reports are to be believed, the new terms will be quite different from the previous arrangements. Journalist David Emmett says they want KTM Tech3 to pay for their bikes by 2027, having already taken on most of the cost.

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“They were getting free bikes, they were getting a lot of support, and they didn’t have to pay for it. And I think, definitely for 27 and maybe for this year as well, basically, because KTM had a financial problem, KTM wanted to be paid for the bikes, and this completely changes the negotiation.

“It completely changes the whole budget concept of racing. But when faced with the loss of a satellite team, going down to two bikes, then suddenly, becomes a very difficult proposition.

“Just two bikes is not enough, and especially at the start of a new project. Having only two bikes is really hard to be competitive from the start.”