MotoGP | 2024 | Silly Season

His current team is not keeping him next year. I don't know if he has found a job somewhere else yet.

 

Hard to judge from his smile if he has landed a new contact or not

 

So they’re reporting now that KTM may have Acosta stay in Moto2 next year due to contracts locked. What’s really to keep Repsol from giving him Marquez’s seat if he goes to Gresini. Common denominator being RedBull contract and Spanish Oil money over the Austrians. That would be interesting if HRC truly gets their shit straight with a new bike and motor next year.

 

Are they adding a third bike to Ajo team? Already announced Oncu and Vietti for Acosta’s current team. If they really think Pedro is the real deal I would have thought they would have moved Pol.

 

@ttt637 yeah, if he brought in the cash they need.

 

I heard Pedro was teasing this past weekend he may stay in Moto2 next year. He’s young enough where it won’t matter as long as he can stay uninjured. It will just give him another year of bettering himself before stepping up to the big class.

 

I can't imagine Acosta wants to hop on that dumpster fire. The injuries alone with the current Honda roster would be a huge turn off.

Staying one more year in Moto2 while Binder and Jack get the bike dialed in with KTM doesn't seem like the worst move.

 

Acosta seemed very adamant about not staying in Moto2 just a couple of weeks ago. I wonder what would change his mind so quickly? A lack of other viable options? A "bonus" paid by KTM?

 

Acosta is going to the gas gas bike

 

Acosta won't waste 2024 on Moto 2. He's done.

 

Is Acosta on a KTM contract?

M. Marquez leaves, Repsol Honda should sign him. Repsol would like a Spanish superstar, Honda has some cash after dropping Mark, and HRC could sign Brivio as well. That’s a path to the future.

edit: for KTM, do you want Pol or Pedro for 24-25? Seems an easy decision to me.

 

Latest reports from an hour ago saying Pol and Acosta on the GasGas bikes.

I like Pol, but he's had his time in GP. Think Fernandez should have been allowed to stay.

 

That would be very disappointing to me. Augusto, the only rookie in the field, has been making significant progress. Pol is not the future. He is 32, been in MotoGP 9 or 10 years, and never won a race in 160 starts. I don’t think he’ll suddenly become a threat.

 

I'm a little surprised Pol wouldn't accept a test rider contract for 2-3 years or something. He had a nasty injury not too long ago and is 32. I get that these guys all want to win, but it doesn't sit well with me that Fernandez is getting booted after doing quite a respectable job this year.

 

Agreed with all that but the test rider thing - they already have the best test rider in the Biz in Dani who just resigned - Yamaha has Cal, Pirro is doing great at Ducati, but Aprilia IMO would be smart to hire Pol and sack their guy.

 

Yea, boning Raul & Remy was a douche move since Tech 3 doesn’t seem to be up to par with the rest of the satellites as of late, be a shame to see Augusto done that way also. Savadori is a pretty good test rider and even though he doesn’t have the race pedigree of Cal at Yam, he’s done a significantly better job developing the bike.

 

Does Tech 3 get to chose their riders? Might have some limited input but I’d bet KTM decides who rides where for them.

 

Hervé Poncharal is very unhappy with the way KTM is treating Fernandez.

 

Isn't he always deeply unhappy though?

 

I mean, he’s French.