KTM MotoGP test rider Mika Kallio is riding a prototype version of the 2019 RC16 in his wildcard outing with the Austrian marque at Jerez this weekend. Kallio is making the first of five scheduled appearances this season in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix alongside full-time KTM rider's Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith. While the race riders are running the current KTM, Kallio is continuing development of the 2019 bike which started at a private test at Jerez last month. The Finn – who was 14th and a second off the pace on Friday – remain tight-lipped on the specifics of the new bike, and says his “job” is to steer the team's development path with the...
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