Dorna executiveꦯs Carmelo and Carlos Ezpeಌleta 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 their Tech3 GASGAS pair, and Pedro Acosta has been promised a promotion from Mot𝔉o2.

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

“The ne🍸xt topic: As usual, there will be an elimination race. We will find a solution."

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

“Because what 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 ret🅷ire Pol now.꧂"

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

KTM believe they will benefit fro🔯m an extra rider of MotoGP quality in their ranksꦍ.

"With a total of 42 or even 44 races, we will always nee👍d replacement ri💝ders in the coming season,"Trunkenpolz said. 

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

The optio🃏n exists to use Espargaro or F꧙ernandez 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,” Peirꦜer said. 

“But few teams ha𝓰ve test or reserve r🍸iders who can score points. 

“We've seen 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 have agreed with Dorna that the status of test and reserve riders will be upgraded and that higher-quality𒊎 riders can be committed to this task.”

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

Pierer confirmed: “Yes, that's being discussed now. We discꦉussed with Do💛rna: 'How do we get competitive replacement riders in the future?'

“[Lorenzo Savadori] and whatever their nameဣ is, they don't ride a☂t the level of regular riders.

“We also need a fast second test rider alongside Dani Pedro🔜sa. Because when it comes to further development, only a rider who is fast and good will help us.”

KTM are keeping one ꩲeye on 2025 when they hope to have more than four bikꦜes on the grid.

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

Rookie Fernandez has also impressed enough to warrant a longer st🔯ay.

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

“We've made the mistake of writing offಞ a rookie too soon. We don't want to make that mist🦹ake a second time. 

“Augus♕to 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 will have on the grid in 2025.”