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Pol Espargaro says KTM’s MotoGP podiums at Brno were “a bubble of oxygen” after a winter of turmoil and tough start to 2025.
Pol Espargaro made a surprise return to the MotoGP grid at Brno, replacing the injured Maverick Vinales. This coincided with KTM’s most successful weekend of the 2025 season so far. Espargaro achieved ninth place in both the Sprint and Grand Prix while testing a new launch system. Pedro Acosta and Enea Bastianini secured KTM’s first podiums of the season during the Brno event. The high-grip Brno track favored KTM’s RC16, which traditionally struggles with mechanical grip compared to Ducati. The Brno breakthrough marked KTM’s first rostrums since overcoming a winter financial crisis.
