in addition to having announced Jack Miller and talked about the arrival of an Australian in the main KTM team. In a statement released this morning, Piet Beirer addressed the German portal Motorsport-Total about the situation around Miguel Oliveira, expressing some sadness at how it all unfolded. The sports director of the Austrian brand told the German portal that he could “force” the Portuguese to stay, but did not respect the good relationship that developed between them. And even if the call ends at the end of the year, Bairer makes it clear that Miguel Oliveira is and will be a friend of him and KTM. “Of course my job is to negotiate with the best in the paddock who will be free next season. … to see you talking to another rider, i.e. a breach of trust. This is not good, because we do not want to jeopardize what we have achieved together. To keep the team calm, it is better to leave the riders you are. In this case, you can keep everything under control and work with an eye to the future.” However, this is not what happened. KTM entered the market and attacked Jack Miller. The rumor was already circulating, but before it got serious, Piet Byrer turned to the situation with the Portuguese. “Before Mugello, I tried to talk to Miguel, to tell him that these conversations [com Jack Miller] happened. I wanted to be fair. Miguel is my friend and friend of the team. It must remain so, no matter what happens. I made him an offer to move to Tech 3 with a higher salary. I really wished he didn’t come to Mugello and say, “My team, my friends, my family have found a new rider and they will put me on the street.”
Beyrer then said that he could have forced the Portuguese to stay, but I did not do this for reasons of justice. “We had an option until May 31 that we could activate. In that case, under the contract, he would have to run for us wherever he went. But we did not want to do this because of the good relationship we have with him. So we made a fair offer. We did not activate the option, but we made a new offer. We really wanted him to stay, but I don’t know if we will such a chance,” said the Austrian team boss, who suggested he was somewhat surprised by the Portuguese’s reaction.
“He won two races with Herve [Poncharal]. We have not considered this option. [baixar à Tech 3] how to put aside and strengthen this side. Our goal was to have four equivalent jobs in the plant. But he did not see anything good in this and was disappointed that we wanted to discuss with him whether he would move to another team. Then he sort of isolated himself and sent his father to negotiate with other teams, ”he recalled.
And that’s where photo de ambos com Paolo Ciabattisports director Ducati, next to the Gresini garage in Barcelona. Miguel Oliveira has already secured that it was just a conversation and nothing was signed, but Byrer doesn’t seem to believe it. “According to his father, nothing has been signed and he wants to talk to us. But we have already seen a suspicious photo on the Internet.”
While there seems to be some sadness over how the relationship between KTM and Miguel Oliveira will end, the Austrian team strongman makes no secret of the fact that the Portuguese is one of the riders he most admires. “I still intercede for Miguel. He has won four Grand Prix and is an important part of our overall project. But he is also a very sensitive person. We know it. easier to manage.. And when everything is aligned and he has one of his good days, then he is invincible. And then we see that he succeeds in everything. We see bike turns and late braking like we’ve never seen before. Suddenly the doors open, which we did not know.
