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Weird rule in MXGP is you can only have three riders per team infrastructure...so if Red Bull KTM is adding another MX2 rider to the MX2 team, they need to move someone. They had Prado, Herlings, and Jonass under the factory KTM structure...with Cairoli and Coldenhoff under DeCarli's structure. With Prado moving to DeCarli's structure, that leaves an open spot at Factory KTM.
So everyone follows, here's what the teams look like right now.
DeCarli Red Bull KTM
Antonio Cairoli - MXGP
Glenn Coldenhoff - MXGP
Jorge Prado - MX2
Factory Red Bull KTM
Jeffrey Herlings - MXGP
Pauls Jonass - MX2
??? - MX2
Am I going braindead? Who else is signed to KTM for 2018?
In my opinion, it is the same thing as Jason Anderson not training with Musquin at Aldon Bakers's anymore.
For Prado and Jonass, I think it is better two have two title contenders under different tents.
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And, as stated above, there's probably friction between Prado and Jonass - perfectly understandable when they are so closely matched, with Prado really, really on the rise. Exactly the same as if you had Cairoli and Herlings side by side in the same team. Give Title contenders some separation / space between each other. But, I guess it might just be that being compatriots - Herlings and Coldenhoff -, they have been practicing / training together.
The DeCarli set up has been Cairoli's 'home' for near on, or over, 1 1/2 decades now.
Antonio Cairoli rightfully has absolute pre-eminence there. It was built around him, and it's Family. He's always said that Claudio is near to being his second father. He's towards the end of his career, and bringing in a young rider of such potential as Prado is the thing to do, be it either with Claudio intending to continue on with running the team, or AC himself looking to gradually take over the reigns of the team.
Heck, you could look at the set up (if Coldenhoff is with the Factory RB Team) as a Cold Weather / Northern Squad, and the DeCarli / Cairoli Team as the Warm Weather / Southern Squad. It's a fearsome double for the other Teams and Riders to face up to..
I too have missed out on whoever is the 6th member of the Full On Factory KTM Team(s).
As he should.
It won't make you very popular with your teammates though, and i with KTM having options i can see why they would want to split the teams & riders like this. Better to have 4 title contenders who are all happy with their teammate then all fighting each other in the team bus.
As for Pootjes, he is signed with LRT KTM, he won't be riding for factory KTM. I'm somewhat surprised KTM didnt sign Geerts, seems like they missed on the next Prado.
KTM just split them , Herlings and Cairol and Jonass and Prado . They feel like Prado is at a better place at De Carli and Coldenhoff with Herlings
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