KTM have been told “a happy ending” is unforeseeable despite the a🐎pparent boost in their debt problems.

Creditors have agreed to accept 30% payment of money owed by May 2025, in a move which has save🔯d KTM.

Debts of €2 billion had threatened the company’s existence - and their MotoGP programme.

“The last step was important becaus♕e the creditors could have shut everything do𓃲wn,” TNT Sports’ Sylvain Guintoli analysed.

“They still have to find more money, and 𝔍investors.

“We know racing in MotoGP is not cheap. The last thing we want to see is four bikes less, and we’ve seen it before wit🌌h Suzuki when the company was not in such trouble.

🍬“We hope to see a solution. It would be a shame, they have done a fantastic job so far in MotoGP.

“Ped💃ro Acosta has immense talent a🥀nd is leading the project with Brad Binder.

“They are so close, they have developed the bike fur🌸ther for this year. Hopeful🧜ly they can put their plan back together.”

'Happy ending' far away for troubled KTM?

But Neil Hodgson explained his worry: “You have got to keep ✤investing money non-stop.

“Look at Yamaha, ess🌺entially buying the Pramac team then giving them everything for😼 free.

“It never ends, the investment, if you want to have a chance of competing at the𝔉 front of MotoGP.

“My gutꦕ feeling - and I’ve only read what you’ve read - I can’t see a happy end♓ing.

“They are in so much debt, they need a miracle.

“I kno🍰w the creditors a🧸greed to accept 30% but, still, so much needs to happen.

“BMW? They are onl🦹y rumours. The debt is so big, everyone is struggling, times are hard. Bike sales are down. KTM have a billion Euros of unsold motorcyc🃏les.

“It’s a long journey ahead. I don’t see how it can’t affect the Mo🐽toGP team, it must affect them!”

Acosta, who miserably finished 19th in the season-opening Thailand MotoGP, has insisted that the financial concern isn’t as badඣ in reality as has been described.

Binder had claꦜimed the problems haven’t impacte෴d the racing team.

“If you want to keep people motivated, when they visit you to understand the situation, you will be extra positive,” G🤪uintoli said.

“You spin it ‘things aren’t that bad, 💞don’t worry’.

“Riders nee⭕d a clear m♛ind, and their eyes on the prize.”

Hodgson said: “There are also huge penalties if KTM pull out now, so that plays a part. If they say they’ve got to stop, it’s tens of millཧions.”

Michael Laverty offered some optimism🅘: “They haven’t🌸 slowed down their development in terms of the race programme.

“I hope they🅰 give Acosta the tools to battle Ducati. There are po𒁃sitive signs out of KTM.”