Marquez is ti🐼ed to under-performingꦡ Honda until the end of 2024 on the biggest-money deal in MotoGP today.

But, after crashing out of his𒀰 fourth consecutive grand prix at Mugello, attention again turned to how he will ever chal♔lenge for a seventh premier class championship.

Asked by if KTM had clo🀅sed the door on signing Marquez, their motorsport director Beirer answered: “No, that's not true. 

“It was also said out of context that we are not interested bec🌠ause, first of all, Marc Marquez has a valid contract and we have four riders with a valid contract for this year and for next year. 

“Which is not even a real🔜istic scenario we can even discussꦇ. 

“We know that Marc Marquez 🌠is an outstanding character in this championship.”

KTM’s factory pair 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Brad Binder and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller are tied down until the end of 2024, and so is Tech3 GASGAS rider 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pol Espargaro.

Augusto Fernan⭕dez, their other satellite rider, is out of contract at the end of this season but KTM have a separate problem to solve - whether to replace him wit🦄h Moto2 starlet Pedro Acosta.

But the really big issue i♑s the potential availability of six-time MotoGP champion Marquez in 2025.

Would KTM be in the mix for him?

“I don't know, we have to ask Marc because I feel that in this paddock everಌyone would be open to 💮talking to Marc,” Beirer said. 

“I saw the rumours lately in the press, and, honestly, 💟I haven't talked to Marc about it. 

“For me it is a kind of praise because if we remember, last summer, in this 🦩situation, we said that we were not ready for MotoGP or in Motocross and now we are in a very competitive situation with our riders, with great performances and then we get a rumour that Marc Marquez is interested in racing for KTM. 

“For all the people who are in the project it is an incredible compliment because he is Mr. Mot💖oGP. 

“But there is nothing mor🅰e or ﷺnothing less because, as I said, he has a contract for next year. 

“I don't think a🦩nyone in the entire paddock knows what will happen in 2025.ꦺ 

“I am super happy with the 🅰f🍨our riders we have now. 

“We are waiting for Pol to return to the GASGAS team, foꦚr our captain to return. 

“Brad and Jack are fantastic guys. 

“I think it's not꧒ fair to talk about someone as stron൩g as Marc Marquez, having our four riders.”

The intrigue is that KTM and Marquez have separate ties to🎉 Red Bull.

Could the energy drinks company use their powerhouse status to brin♌g the rider and team together?

“No,” Beirer states. “I think there is too much talk because Red Bull c🃏annot offer Marc Marquez. 

“Only Marc Marquez can offer himself. 

“We have a great relationship with Red Bull and, of course, he's a Red Bull athlete and a friend of theirs, but it's not as simple as two people coܫming together and saying, 'OK, let's take Marc Marquez ♉to KTM'. 

“Like I said, we take this rumour as a big compliment, but we still have our ri🌼ders and I'm very happy with their performance. 

“They deserve al🌜l the credit possible from KT🐓M and also our full attention.”