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KTM will not ditch trellis frame to claim MotoGP wins

KTM will not ditch its steel trellis frame or in-house suspension in order to claims victories in MotoGP.

That is the view of company motorsport boss Pit Beirer as the chassis design and WP suspension has brought success in every other discipline.

"That's not an option. We came that far with our own development, which is a complete bike using suspension also in our group, and tubular frame," said Beirer.

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"It's brought us success in every single discipline, so we will stick to this because we have the widest knowledge around this material we are using.

There are some places where we do laptimes that Marc Marquez did one year ago.

"The whole MotoGP class is developing like crazy, everybody makes steps forwards. But if you told me five years ago KTM would make a machine one year after Marquez almost at the same speed, I wouldn't believe it. But we did it.

"It means the bike has a really high level, a great quality. But we are talking about MotoGP, it's the most difficult class in motorcycle racing. We have to succeed with what we have, and we will do it."

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