KTM motorsport director Pit Beirer is confident the factory has 'done its homework well' ahead of the delayed 2020 MotoGP World Championship. Preparing for the factory's fourth season in the class, Beirer not only feels the latest RC16 parts 'touched' the points identified by their riders but that the whole project will be raised to a higher level after building eight identical bikes. Having claimed KTM's first podium, in the wet at Valencia 2018, team leader Pol Espargaro elevated the factory's best dry result to sixth (equalling Aprilia's RS-GP best) last season, when he also qualified on the front row in Misano. The Spaniard will be joined by rookie Brad Binder this year, while the...
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