New twist in KTM line-up saga as Pedro Acosta plunges his future into doubt

Pedro Acosta has remarkably admitted that KTM may require him to spend another season in Moto2.

Acosta was asked if he still prefers to move to MotoGP, and he answered: “I hope, I hope. At the moment, I don’t know anything.”

Complicating the matter is the fact that his Moto2 team, Red Bull KTM Ajo, have anticipated his exit by announcing a new 2024 line-up of Celestino Vietti and Deniz Oncu.Acosta said about a deadline for KTM’s decision: “No, no, maybe in Valencia! We don’t know. For sure, before the end of the season but we have to wait.”KTM factory duo Jack Miller and Brad Binder, plus Tech3 GASGAS pair Pol Espargaro and Augusto Fernandez, are all contracted for 2024.

Fernandez even had his contract extended, seemingly ending the obvious likelihood that he would be axed in favour of Acosta. A ‘substitute’ idea was floated by Dorna, suggesting that in return for extra wildcard entries KTM could use one of their five riders in a reserve role. Acosta’s admission that he could remain in Moto2 is the newest possible solution but is a significant U-turn on the manufacturer’s initial plans.

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