RiderTua.com – Rumors of Jack Miller being exchanged for Pedro Acosta this season were answered by the KTM boss.. Contractually KTM can swap riders between its teams in the middle of the season, but the Austrian manufacturer has no plans to do so. As is known, Pedro Acosta’s debut in MotoGP was amazing, so this has given rise to speculation that the rookie from the GasGas Tech3 team could be transferred to the factory team. And coincidentally, in the 2024 season, Jack Miller has not yet found significant performance that will enable him to maintain his place in the factory team.
Regarding the potential for a driver swap this season, KTM motorsport director Pit Beirer said that Acosta’s achievements received absolute attention and appreciation. But swapping Miller for Acosta is not an option for KTM.
Rumors that Jack Miller will be exchanged for Pedro Acosta
However, Pit Beirer firmly explained that KTM could contractually swap its racers if they wanted. All KTM and GasGas racers in MotoGP have an official contract from the manufacturer. So KTM is not tied to a particular team. They always plan and think with these 4 slots in MotoGP. From the contract side, there is no obstacle to changing it. “It’s still very unreasonable to think about such a change during this season,” said the German boss.
BTW, in the second series of this season in Portimao Pedro Acosta became the third youngest podium finisher in MotoGP. Finishing in 3rd place at Portimao and 2nd at COTA has made Acosta the best performing KTM racer. But it was his bold and stylish racing style that fascinated fans.
Acosta’s success on his debut in the premier class put the performance of the KTM factory duo in the spotlight. Regarding Brad Binder who only ranked 6th and Jack Miller 10th in the standings in the first 3 series, Pit Beirer said that they were not satisfied with the results.
“Jack has been a bit under the weather at times, but he trained diligently over the winter and is physically in better shape than ever. He’s trying to bounce back. I really like him. Meanwhile Brad came to Austin with a broken toe which of course “It just doesn’t help on this very difficult track,” added Beirer.
Beirer added that the season is still long and they have to fight for every point as Brad is still in a strong position in the standings. It is now important for KTM to return Brad to his normal condition as quickly as possible.
The KTM racing boss emphasized that Binder could take advantage of Acosta’s emergence. “That helps Brad a lot. Often he is the only rider who is in top form. And it is not clear to him, us, or anyone else, to what extent this is due to the rider or the bike. Now KTM has the option of a second rider who is performing brilliantly “Then it will be easier to analyze where the weak points are and where we need to improve. So it will definitely make us much stronger.” concluded Pit Beirer.
The next race is the Spanish GP at Jerez, where former world champion Jorge Lorenzo predicts Pedro Acosta will win at his home race.
