Marc Marquez ‘doesn’t understand’ KTM MotoGP bike

The RC16 is the most recent bike on the MotoGP grid, with KTM generating its debut in 2017.

In the space of 5 many years, KTM went from the back of the grid to successful races by 2020, with the marque’s tally standing at five victories next two achievements for Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder final time.

Even with its two wins in 2021, KTM endured a mostly tough marketing campaign but have seemingly turned points around in 2022, with Binder preventing for victory in Qatar ahead of finishing just shy in next getting experienced seventh.

Of all the bikes on the grid, the KTM is the most unique, with the RC16 the only motorcycle created close to a steel trellis body and WP suspension.

Getting adopted Binder for some time in the season-opening Qatar GP, 6-time MotoGP earth champion Marquez states the RC16 is a bike he still does not have an understanding of offered how in different ways the South African was earning time from lap to lap.

“I indicate, it’s the bike that I recognize least,” Marquez reported after ending fifth in Qatar.

“I understood [race winner Enea] Bastianini [on his Gresini-run 2021 Ducati], the way that he rode.

“But Binder was like just about every lap was diverse.

“One lap he was heading in [to the corners] really rapidly, up coming lap he was likely in slower but exiting extremely rapidly.

“So, however the KTM – specially guiding Binder – I really don’t comprehend.

“But they have a very good engine, he was stopping the bike a large amount with the rear tyre.

“And also he was pretty speedy at the stop of the race.”

Pol Espargaro, Repsol Honda Workforce, Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Group, Brad Binder, Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing

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The Qatar GP threw up some appealing benefits, with a year-old Ducati winning the race while its 2022 manufacturing facility counterparts all struggled.

The 2021 Qatar-profitable producer and reigning planet champion Fabio Quartararo also struggled, although pre-race favorite Suzuki experienced grip troubles which hindered its race.

Marquez feels Qatar is as well “special” a observe to make any championship predictions from, but is convinced Bastianini and Honda staff-mate Pol Espargaro – who completed third – will be contenders.

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“I mean, we are in the initial race and I explained previously that the to start with race is unique and especially right here in Qatar,” Marquez included.

“Here in Qatar it’s a race observe that often we are searching at unique success here, and previous year Maverick [Vinales] and [Fabio] Quartararo ended up incredibly quickly, and [Johann] Zarco also was incredibly rapid and in the period was not speedy ample.

“But I consider I observed two guys now, that were Bastianini and Pol Espargaro, who were being quickly and will be contenders for the championship.”