KTM continues to rush into racing in the new MotoGP era with a compelling reason to tempt Pedro Acosta.

On October 3, Austria’s KTM became the first MotoGP factory to demonstrate the first tests of its 850cc engine on the dynamometer at its headquarters in Mattichofen. And two months later, thanks to Pol Espargaro and KTM Factory Racing’s Instagram, the first test of the new prototype has already been posted at the Jerez circuit. The remaining championship brands have so far not given any clues, but it is known that they have already been working on a new era for MotoGP for months.

But KTM is in a very important dilemma. They must seduce their crown jewel, the pilot they want to center their project on, Pedro Acosta. Acosta was already close to accepting an offer to leave Mattichofen in 2025. However, since he had to pay a large amount of money to break his contract, those around him advised him to be patient and, considering his youth, it would be a lesson for his future.

“Can you hear me? The future has just begun. Our 850cc is alive and ready to race in 2027,” the KTM tester wrote on his network. Pol Espargaro Attached is a video of our recent work at Jerez with the future engine and Pirelli tires. In the next era, height devices will also be eliminated and aerodynamics will be much simpler.

KTM have a tough job ahead of them: convincing Pedro Acosta to renew his contract. There is no shortage of offers from Honda and Ducati, and with the first agreements already officially signed, the green light for the ‘market’ will soon be on. From Ceste Acosta’s last test he declared, “Today was a lot of gray days. It wasn’t a day to push, but it’s true that what we tested last time went very well. What do we expect at Sepang? To be half a second faster. We need quite a bit to be at least a little more complete. We know we have very strong braking and very strong starts, but we need to be more consistent in each race and we’re not having enough of those ups and downs. ”