Motorcycles development of the KTM RC16: Miguel Oliveira harder than Johann Zarco?

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Maverick Vinales topped a Yamaha 1-2-3 in a delayed first practice of the MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix as championship leader Fabio Quartararo crashed. © Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images Maverick Vinales, Yamaha Factory Racing The first 45-minute session of the Aragon weekend was delayed by over half an hour owing to the extremely low temperatures, as Michelin’s tyres need a minimum of around 12 degrees on track for its compounds to work safely. Once the session finally got under way, KTM’s Pol Espargaro set the first meaningful lap time with a 1m51.

KTM MotoGP - RC 16 , Vigo (Vigo, Spain). 2,565 likes. KTM MotoGP prototype fan page. Discover ex clusive 2020 developments , season goals and expectations from race management and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pol Espargaro and Brad Binder along with Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Miguel

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team has completed the roll-out of the KTM RC 16 . Parallel to this, there will be intensive further development on the KTM RC 16 at KTM factory in Austria’s Another tight Moto3™ battle saw Danny Kent miss out on taking the title again, Miguel Oliveira

© Motorsport Images Miguel Oliveira and Johann Zarco clashed in the 2019 season

Pol Espargaro's move to Honda gives Miguel Oliveira the chance to join the works team at KTM. He becomes Brad Binder's teammate. Last season Oliveira won the Styrian Grand Prix and his home Grand Prix in Portimao with his Tech-3-KTM. Crew chief Paul Trevathan is curious to see whether Oliveira will take another step in the works team.

© Motorsport Images Pol Espargaro

"Miguel is a very intelligent man. I know him very well. In the 2015 season I was responsible for KTM's race track support and looked after him and Brad on the Ajo team So the driver pairing won't come as too much of a surprise for us, "commented Paul Trevathan.

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Colton Haaker extends point lead with second victory of the season.“I had a huge crash in practice because my holeshot device didn’t release, then I crashed during the Hot Lap, but still managed a fifth place,” Haaker remarked. “The first race was going good, but I got taken out trying to lap Wally Palmer, so I dropped back to third. The second race was much better as I worked my way into the lead and did my thing to the end. And then the holeshot in the final moto helped me get the win. The red plate is heavy and defending the title is heavy, but I am happy to get off to a great start to the season.

KTM celebrated its second MotoGP victory in the space of two weeks with Miguel Oliveira ’s brilliantly judged first-ever success at the Red Bull Ring KTM made history in Brno, Czech Republic yesterday as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder sensationally clinched the Austrian manufacturer’s first

Miguel Oliveira tidak dapat menyembunyikan kekecewaannya terhadap keputusan KTM untuk memberi pelumba baru Brad Binder kerusi MotoGP kilang 2020 .

© Motorsport Images Miguel Oliveira

"I'm curious to see if we can get more out of Miguel than he has already shown. That was pretty good," notes Trevathan. "I'm looking forward to the challenge and I'm curious whether we can get the same level or even more."

Great expectations of the new addition to the works team

predecessor Pol Espargaro made it into the top 5 of the drivers' championship in his final KTM season, although, unlike his brand colleagues Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder, he couldn't win a race. Oliveira will be the KTM rider with the highest expectations in the new season.

Is the Portuguese ready to take over from Espargaro? "I think he's ready for it. He'll have to keep learning to cope with the stresses Pol had. The pressures will be different," said Trevathan.

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Trystan Hart triumphs at the third of six rounds.“It is pretty crazy to take my first win, but I am not overly excited because I am more focused on the championship and I have a bit of a deficit to overcome still, so we will be back tomorrow to try to gain back more points,” Hart declared.

KTM heads into its third year of premier class competition with a refreshed rider line-up, with Johann Zarco joining Espargaro, and a new satellite team, Tech 3, to accelerate development of the RC 16 . Zarco was the quickest of the Austrian marque’s riders in last week’s Sepang test, ending the final

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There is a lot to be expected from Oliveira, especially when it comes to development. KTM has already seen how things are not going with Johann Zarco, who left the team after six months in the 2019 season to realign himself.

What went wrong with Johann Zarco

"Johann thought he was coming here and everything would be served on a tray. He didn't realize that he had to make decisions himself", Trevathan looks back. "We can give the drivers more tools, but it's about the work to make things better."

"When we tested with Pol in Sepang, for example, he drove every (six) days and could only concentrate on himself when we gave him a fresh tire," reports the KTM crew chief. "Otherwise he tried different things on the motorcycle."

"Every test is about an assessment of what is better, what works better and what should be used for the rest of the year. This workload is immense. I am curious to see how Miguel will handle it when he leads us", so Trevathan.