KTM are no longer attempting to aꦉdd another satellite team to the MotoGP grid.

The Austrian manufacturer wa꧋s vocal last year about their wish tℱo expand their presence to six bikes.

As well as their factory team and Tech3 GASGAS, KTM wantedಞ to add a second satellite team to their r𓆉anks.

That plan has now changed.

Asked if adding another team was still a goal, KTM motorsports director Pit Beire🦋r told ꩲ: “No, we wrote that off.

“We tried extremely hard to achieve this.

“The reason for this was꧟ also an unfortunate contract situation. This is well knownꦯ to everyone.

“After further analysis, we have now det🔥ermined that fourꦏ bikes is the optimal size for us.

“Two would definitely no♊t be enough, but six could also be too many.

“You first have to manage six m📖otorcycl🅷es and six riders.

“That's why we now want to provide full commitm🦩ent for four drivers.

“We are tryi🧸ng to m☂ake the motorcycle even better and take the last step that is still missing.”

Last year, KTM spoke to RNF Aprilia, Gresini Du❀cati and LCR Honda about recruiting them.

Those talks all hit a dead-end pretty quickly.

KTM then spoke to Dorna about increasing their quantity of bikes, and we♈re even open to single-rider team run by Aki Ajo.

None of those plans came to fruition this year.

KTM have Brad Binder and Jack Miꦛller as their factory riders, and Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernandez with the Tech3 GASG♔AS project.

Pol Espargaro and🍒 Dani Pedrosa make up their experienced test ri𒉰der pair.

The movement in the satellite team market surrou𒀰nds♉ Yamaha and Ducati this year.

Yamaha have negotiated with VR46 and Pramac, to expand their presenc♔e from two to four bikes in 2025.

The door to VR46 is shut but Pra♐mac are yet to finalise their deci🌼sion of whether to stay at Ducati or go to Yamaha.