KTM has secured podiums in MotoGP this year but remains a distance from consistently challenging for top positions, unlike Ducati, which continues to lead as the most competitive manufacturer in the category.
Pedro Acosta, from the Red Bull GasGas Tech3 team, was asked about the differences between the RC16 and the Desmosedici GP. He replied: ‘It’s difficult to say because I’m not riding one. But, anyway, in the end it’s the way that they are managing all the entire weekend. At the end of the day we can try many things, but we are four guys and they are eight. They have four factory bikes, and we have four bikes – that’s it’.
The Spaniard is confident that the number of bikes and, consequently, the amount of data available is currently giving Ducati an advantage. However, he expects the situation to change in 2025 when Ducati will have fewer Desmosedici GP bikes:
– They have a lof of information. We see that Yamaha has only two bikes, for this they are struggling. We are only four bikes and they are eight. We are talking that they have the double or the triple of some brands in the championship. This is the advantage that they are having. Let’s see how it will be next year, because I’m sure that the difference will be much less because they will start to lose info.