KTM have been told “a happy ending” is unforeseeable despite the apparent booౠst in their debt problems.

Creditors hav🍌e agreed to accept 30% payment of money owed by May 2025, in a move which has saved KTM.

Debts of €2 billion had threatened the company’s existence - and their MotoGP programme.

“The last step was important because the🐽 creditors could have sh🌌ut everything down,” TNT Sports’ Sylvain Guintoli analysed.

“They still💟 have to fiﷺnd more money, and investors.

“We know racing in MotoGP is not cheap. The last thing we want to see is fou🎃r bikes less, and we’ve seen it before with Suzuki when the company was not🍨 in such trouble.

“We hope to see a solution. ဣIt would be a shame, they have done a fantastic job so far in MotoGP.

“Pedro Acosta has 🎃immense talent and is leading the project with Brad Binder.

“They are so close, they have developed the bike further f🌠or this year. Hopefully they can put their plan back together.”

'Happy ending' far away for troubled KTM?

But Neil Hodgson explaiꦕned his worry: “You have got to keep investing 🉐money non-stop.

“Look at Yamaha, essentially buyiꦏng the 🍌Pramac team then giving them everything for free.

“It never ends, the investment, if you want tꦆo have a chance of competing at the front of MotoGP.

“My gut feeling - and I’ve only rea🐼d what you’ve read - I can’t see a happy endi⭕ng.

“They are in so much debt, they need a miracle.

“I𝄹 know the creditors agreed to accep😼t 30% but, still, so much needs to happen.

“BMW? They are onl🉐y rumours. The debt is so big, everyone is💝 struggling, times are hard. Bike sales are down. KTM have a billion Euros of unsold motorcycles.

“It’s a long journey ahea🍰d. I don’t see how it can’t affect the MotoGP team, it must affect them!”

Acos𝕴ta, who miserably finished 19th in the ♕season-opening Thailand MotoGP, has insisted that the financial concern isn’t as bad in reality as has been described.

Binder had claimed the problems haven’t impact꧃ed the racing team.

“If you want t🍰o keep people motivated, when they visit you to understand the situation, you will be extra♚ positive,” Guintoli said.

“You spin it ‘things aren’t that bad, don’🌳t worry’.

“Riderꦜs need a clear mind, and their eyes on the prize.”

Hodgson said: “There are also huge penalties if KTM pull out now, so that playꦆs a part. If they say they’ve got to stop, it’s tens of millions.”

Michael Laverty offered some optimism: “They haven’t slowed down their development in terms 🅺of the race programme.

“I hope they give Acosta 💝the tools to battle Ducati. There a🌊re positive signs out of KTM.”