“Expectation was too high” - KTM’s blunt truth about Jack Miller’s bike in Sepang
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller finished 16th, 19th and 16th-fastest at the preseason test, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Brad Binder was 21st, 10th and 14th.
Motorsport director Pit Beirer had claimed “we need results” from the 2023 MotoGP season, yet KTM left Sepangܫ with plenty of thinking to do.
“The expectatiꦚon was quite high,” Guidotti said about the first preseason test.
“We missed 𒈔something, to be comp🤡letely honest and fair.
“In the next weeks we have to work to𒐪 get the best potential from🧜 what we tested.”
Asked what KTM had missed, he said: “S🅰ome tenths! We did very short runs. The amount of tyr▨es available was enough to develop the bike.
“But we 🧸missed something. Also, the weather wasn’t helpful.
“But I’m not trying to find excuses. We are working hard to give our riders the best pos൩sಌible [bike].
“The expectation was a little bit too high, may🔴be. I don🌜’t know.”
Guidotti wa🍎s asked how KTM could extract more performance and replied: “It would be nice to know! The aero package was helpful. The engine?🀅 Question marks. We have data, we can work on it.
“As always, it is a compromise. Also💮, we are trying to adjust the riding style.
“Wꦺe are pretty 🌊confident, pretty satisfied. A test is a test.”
MotoGP⛎ teams have one f🐲inal preseason test in Portimao before the season begins in the same location on March 24-26.
KTM are hoping for an improvement on Binder’s sixth-place in the MotoGP ಞstandings, and Miguel Oliveiꦍra in 10th.
Oliveira won two races last season, both in the wet, where KTM’s 🐷bike famously excels, but now with Miller on board the challenge is to develop strengths in more areas.
“We did a massive amount of work - the riders, technicians, mechanics, an incredible effort,” Guidotti said. “It is now time to collect the information 💦to prepare for Portimao.
“Different circumstances, it won’t꧃ be hot [like in Sepang]. It will be preparation for the race a few days꧙ later.
“The first day we will try to fix everything, the second day will be preparation for the rac🐓e.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering eꦰverything from American sports, to football, to F1.
