Pedro Acosta’s entourage broke his silence after the KTM incident

KTM is going through one of its worst moments after a few days ago the Austrian manufacturer requested cinsolvency of creditors with a debt of almost 3,000 million euros. Although at first it didn’t affect the racing department – for now They have frozen the development of MotoGP prototypes-, that’s true The situation constitutes a concern in which Pedro Acosta and his companions are not left behind..

Albert Valerarepresentative of ‘El Tiburón de Mazarrón’, took to the microphone of the ‘Por ears’ podcast of Motorsport to break his silence: “No one warned us about this possibility when we signed the contract in May -from 2025 he will be a driver for the official team-, We were sold that KTM was a giant with enormous financial muscle. “For us it was a complete surprise.”

“It was not easy news to digest. Fortunately, from what they told us, the project will continue in MotoGP and There is no risk of having a motorcycle for next year, what we ask ourselves is under what conditions we can compete.“said the manager of Jorge Martín and Aleix Espargaró.

Along the same lines, Valera points out that “In six months everything changed and we wonder what happened. This is something that concerns us and to deny the obvious would be absurd. I think we need to recognize this and be honest. Both Pedro Acosta and I, as well as his family and those around him, are concerned about the current situation of KTM (…) at that time, KTM told us that they are a giant and that they are in a position to fight Ducati; it didn’t turn out that way. Now, everything they tell us is that we are in quarantine.”

Can you leave KTM?

Asked about whether the Murcian could leave the Austrian manufacturer’s project, his representative told ‘Motorsport’ that “I will say that, For 2025, for now, everything remains the same unless the situation worsens and KTM notifies us. But the message is that they are still in the World Championship and they are counting on the MotoGP racing project to give KTM more strength in the market.”

Furthermore, Valera said “I can say that I keep talking to many factories because we have a good relationship and have daily communication. All the factories have contacted me asking me how Pedro Acosta is doinghope this situation does not affect you, they gave me support and wished us the best. I know all the factories, once we are in a position where we have to find an alternative, are also open to helping Pedro. Acosta is a diamond“He is 20 years old, he has shown a lot and any factory would be excited to have his services.”