KTM coach Pit Baylor is already thinking big for the 2027 rule changes: “We are lucky to be working with Dani Pedrosa and Pol Espargaro. This is confirmation of our commitment.”

KTM Yes, or yes needs to be improved. The Austrian brand wants to fight for what matters from next season. However, the big goal for the Austrians is the regulation change in 2027. It will be a new era with less power and aerodynamics and all teams returning to the start box.

You don’t want to overlook any small details to get off to a good start. The team will therefore focus on developing the 2026 bike while thinking about next year’s bike. pit bylersports director KTM, Dream big for both projects.

“The very important thing is that the riders are having a lot of fun with the 850cc, and we were surprised by the speed at which everything worked perfectly and made it competitive, even without the height device,” Beiler said at Speedweek.

A few days after the Valencia test, Pol Espargaro was riding the new RC16 at the Jerez circuit with Dani Pedrosa 850cc 4 cylinder engine used for 3 days. This is what Byler was referring to as he prepares for 2027.

“This confirms our hard work and We can consider ourselves lucky to have this structure and two testers like Pol (Espargaro) and Dani (Pedrosa).. It’s already been 12 months. By November 2026, we should have eight fully ready 850cc bikes. And what we bring to Sepang in January will essentially be the materials that we race with during the season. ”

Despite thinking about the future, the Mattighofen plant must deliver in 2026 due to the possibility of the departure of its great spearhead, Pedro Acosta. The Murcian, like the majority of the grid, is out of contract at the end of this year and will look for alternatives if he is unable to fight for wins on the Austrian bike in the future.