The Austrian factory faces a MotoGP conundrum, wanting to retain its four current riders (Jack Mil🅠ler and Brad Binder at KTM, rookie Augusto Fernandez and the injured Pol Espargaro at GASGAS Tech3) as well as accommodating Acosta.

“Yes, it is correct, Ped🐟ro Acosta has indicated that he wants to move up to the MotoGP World Championship in 2024,” Pierer Mobility motorsport director Pit Beirer told .

“But this discussion is not over yet. We don't want to be ꦗpinned dow﷽n to June 30th, which I always hear and read about as a deadline.”

“We will exercis🎶e the op🐬tion on Pedro because he is a fantastic rider and we want him to stay with us,” Beirer added.

“[But] We will not make a decision on the composition of the GASGAS Fact✃or෴y Tech3 team for next year on June 30th.

"We've learned to take our time with some decisions and lea𒉰ve them open for the Austrian GP until the end of Augౠust.”

That woulܫd also provide time for Pol Espargaro to make his long-awaited return from serious injuries in the Po🔴rtimao season opener.

E🧸spargaro has a contract for 2023 and 2024. Beirer pointed out how attractive the #40 would be as a future test rideꦿr but insisted: “That's not a discussion that's relevant now."

Beire🐼r confirmed: "We would like to continue with the four riders we have now. And if wꦿe need an additional place, we will take care of it."

The need for an ‘additional place’ means some creative thinking - including, it seems, exploration of whether Aki Ajo could step up to MotoGP and run Ac༒osta on a fifth RC16, a prospect soon rejected due to the fixed limit on Independent te👍ams.

Meanwhile, Speedweek also claims that an idea proposed by Dorna is for😼 “Augusto Fernández to be placed at Gresini Ducati for a year”.

KTM will be especially keen to retain Acosta havi🐓ng previously released rising star Jorge Martin to Ducati for his 2021 pr൩emier-class debut.

Martin went on to win a race in his rookie season and, after a do💮uble victory at the Sachsenring this weekend, is second to Francesco Bagnaia in the world championship for Pramac.

"We will not give up Pedro Acosta," Beirer♎ said.

Binder and Miller are contract𓄧ed to the Red Bull KTM team until the end of 2024.