Francesco Guidotti: “I can't see any drama, I did my job”
Francesco Guidotti gives first words a🧸fter confirmation of exit as KTM team manager.
Francesco Guidotti has given his first public comments since KTM announced he will depart as their factory MotoGP team manager and be replacedౠ by Aki Ajo for 2025.
Speak𝓰ing to Dorna’s Simon Crafar during ope⛦ning practice at Motegi, Guidotti, who joined KTM from Pramac Ducati in 2022, said:
“I don't think it'꧃s sad news. I think it's the right ಌmove in this moment.
“KTM is a great company and after the first 5-6 years they decided to move to something differꦰent [when Guidotti replaced💫 Mike Leitner].
“We have developed a lot in the last thꦉree years and I think now, to finalise the job, Aki is the righ𝓰t person.
"He h🅺as the right credibility in the company. He knows very well the riders he will manage next year.
“I can't see any drama about me. I did m𒉰y job.&nb🌳sp;
"I'm happy with what I've done and I'm ꦦhappy that someone can finalise the job for𓆏 this company.”
After five MotoGP wins with Leitner from 2017-2021, Guidotti's reign began with two GP victories in 2022, then two Sprint wins and a new factory🐲-high of fourth in the world championship with Brad Binder in 2023.
But a MotoGPꦑ 🦂title challenge - which Guidotti is assumed to be referring to with the words 'finalise the job' - is yet to materialise.
Binder and Pedro Acosꦍta are battling for fifth and best non-Ducati in this 🍌year's world championship, with no Sprint or GP wins for the RC16 so far this season.
Guidotti is yet to announce his future plans.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzu♌ki exit story and Marc Ma🌜rquez’s injury issues.
