P1racenews AI automatic summary:
KTM always suspected it would lose its home MotoGP race to the dominant Ducatis, but the scale of its defeat was chastening
KTM did not have high expectations for a victory challenge at the Austrian Grand Prix due to the dominance of 2024-spec Ducatis. Jack Miller and Brad Binder’s fifth-place finishes were considered average for the team at the Red Bull Ring. Binder, KTM’s top performer, acknowledged the gap to the frontrunners and expressed the need for improvement. Despite KTM’s strong braking capabilities, they struggled to keep up with Ducati and even Aprilia in certain areas. Pedro Acosta’s multiple crashes highlighted the challenges of balancing risk and reward in KTM’s competitive environment. Overall, KTM faces the task of closing the performance gap to the leading manufacturers in MotoGP.
