Dorna executives Carmelo and Carlos Ezpeletaღ told KTM bosses, in a meeting on Friday at the Austrian MotoGP, that they would not allow them to add an extra bike next season.

They must now solve their issue of having five contracted riders for only four bikes - 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Brad Binder are their factory duo, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pol Espargaro and Augusto Fernandez are t🌟heir Tech3 GASGAS pair, and Pedro Acosta has been promised 💎a promotion from Moto2.

KTM CEO Stefan Pierer told : “We still have a lot of grands prix ahead of us this year. You can see how many in🐼juries happen all the time. 

“The next topic: As usual, ꦺthere will be an elimination race. We will fin🎶d a solution."

KTM board member Hubert Trunkenpolz said: "The second half of the season counts now. We're not making a dec꧋ision for the time being.

“Because w♉hat do we do when Pol finishes 🦹on the podium in Misano, for example? He doesn't look unmotivated. That's why we don't want to retire Pol now."

Asked if Espargaro and Fernandez are in direct competition over one seat, Trunkenpolz replied: "We're stil♈l looking at a few races.”

KTM b♏elieve they will benefit from an extra rider of💯 MotoGP quality in their ranks.

"With a total👍 of 42 or even 44 races, we will always need replacemꦐent riders in the coming season,"Trunkenpolz said. 

“With൩ so many competitions, the risk of failure increases. And if we can offer a test rider six wildcards and there is also the option of being used as a substitute rider, those are lucrative incentives.”

The option exists to us✤e Espargaro or F🌄ernandez as a test rider who can step in as a reserve for either the KTM factory team or Tech3 GASGAS in the event of an injury.

"In today's MotoGP🔯 format, there are more and more injuries,” Peirer said. 

“But few teams have test or reserve riders who can sco𓂃re points. 

“We've sﷺeen how difficult Jonas Folger found it to replace Pol from Texas to Assen. We were happy that he stepped in, but it wasn't really a [like-for-like replacement].

"We 𓂃have agreed with Dorna that the status of test and reserve riders will be upgraded and that higher-quality 🌸riders can be committed to this task.”

Trunkenpolz added: "Next year in MജotoGP, six instead of three wildcards will probably be allowed per manufacturer.”

Pierer confirmed: “Yes, ✨that's being discussed now. We discussed with Dorna♏: 'How do we get competitive replacement riders in the future?'

⭕“[Lorenzo Savadori] and whatever their name is, they don't ride at the level of regular riders.

“We also need a fast second test rider al🍬ongside Dani Pedrosa. Because when it comes to further development, only a rider who is🐎 fast and good will help us.”

KTM are keeping one eye on 2025 when they hope to have mo🔜re than 𒐪four bikes on the grid.

For now, they 🧔must assess Espargaro’s recovery from terrible inj🐬uries which kept him sidelined until the ninth round. In Austria, he showed a glimpse of his ability.

Rookie Fernandez has also impresse🧸d enough to warrant a🧸 longer stay.

“Augusto Fernaཧndez is in his first year in MotoGP and is showing promise,” KTM confirmed. 

“We've made the mistake of writᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚing off a rookie too soon. We don't want to make that mistake a second✨ time. 

“Augusto is Moto2 ꧟World Champion. He deserves a fair MotoGP chance. 🌟We definitely don't want to lose him. 

“Because who knows how many MotoGP bikes we wiꦆll have on the grid in 2025.”