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This is now official.
So is the exit of Guidotti from KTM.
This was a beyond obvious move particularly if they want to keep Acosta. Did Ajo not want to leave his teams in the junio classes previously ?. He can’t have been impressed by all the talent he developed on his excellently run teams being squandered by the not so excellent KTM management in the premier class.
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I think Pit Beirer gets away without shouldering blame for which he should be shouldering entirely for the horrid management of KTM rider talent. Easy to blame the team principals since they wind up being the face of the team publicly anyhow. Who has the final say at the end of the day, Guidiotti or Beirer?
I agree, which is why I said KTM management in the premier class. I doubt the likes of Herve Poncharal have much say at all.
I sldo strongly doubt Aki Ajo would have accepted a role as patsy in chief for Pit Beirer though. Pit needs Acosta in particular much more than he needs Pit. His like may not come again for quite a while.
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Perhaps he's thinking 'if you want a job done properly, do it yourself'.
Depends partly on how much Red Bull are paying I would guess. Maybe they are unimpressed with the premier class results given they are involved at least as far back as the Ted Bull rookies thing.
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Oh . . . I though maybe the energy drink people had teamed up with Ted Talks.
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Guidotti being moved on a year early as Pedro moves up to the factory team. Ajo coming in who is also apparently good.
Is that a preference specified by Acosta do we think?
Binder’s future team-mate Pedro Acosta has never worked directly under Guidotti but spent his entire Moto3 and Moto2 career with Ajo, winning a title in each class.
“[Aki is] one of the greatest team managers and team owners around this paddock, and I think for sure the guy that we will need if we really want to fight for a championship,” said Acosta, spending his rookie MotoGP season with GASGAS Tech3.
"We know that Aki is cold like ice but when we need to put the balls on the table he will make it for this. Super happy to work again with him and super excited to see how he will manage the people.”
Is that a preference specified by Acosta do we think?
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1057086/1/aki-ajo-one-greatest-........-say-guidotti-blame-ktm
Binder’s future team-mate Pedro Acosta has never worked directly under Guidotti but spent his entire Moto3 and Moto2 career with Ajo, winning a title in each class.
“[Aki is] one of the greatest team managers and team owners around this paddock, and I think for sure the guy that we will need if we really want to fight for a championship,” said Acosta, spending his rookie MotoGP season with GASGAS Tech3.
"We know that Aki is cold like ice but when we need to put the balls on the table he will make it for this. Super happy to work again with him and super excited to see how he will manage the people.”
Wow. Didn’t see that coming.
Signs that Honda is finally starting to get serious.
Sterlacchini might be a worthy replacement though.
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Given that Yamaha has stopped making the R1 for the street, I wonder if the V4 project is designed to have a road going variant as well. Whilst not everything is fully transferable from prototype to street bikes of course, the ethos can be carried over. The engine in the Panigale V4 is called the Desmocedici Stradale for instance; and as per Ducati, is heavily influenced by the MotoGP engine.
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Sales of large sports bikes is in decline and the end of ICE powered motorcycles is approaching so while your prediction may happen they may be considering these factors
I would not be so quick to predict the end of ICE powered motorcycles, in fact I think fossil fuels are gonna power our world for decades to come.
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It depends where you are. In the UK 43% of energy is now from renewables, and the proportion of electric cars continues to rise. For ICE motorcycles to continue, there needs to be a supply of fuel. While there are still plenty of cars, that supports petrol stations. As the number of cars starts to dwindle then the number of petrol stations will too. So, even though electric motorcycles are 'behind' electric cars because energy density is much more important, that doesn't mean that they will survive indefinitely.
But, like all even inevitable changes, things often take much longer than they should do. What we need is more global action on climate change, and other things, such as motorcycle racing, will follow.
Having said that, I have no problem with ICE engines running on renewable fuels. But, if that's not what the market becomes, then manufacturers aren't going to want to invest huge sums in it.
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