KTM is “hitting a wall” with its current MotoGP bike and won’t make substantial progress until its 2019-spec prototype is used regularly, says Pol Espargaro. The Austrian manufacturer suffered a dismal qualifying for the Dutch TT at Assen, with Bradley Smith and Espargaro ending up 20th and 21st respectively.  It comes in the midst of a tough sophomore campaign for the Austrian marque, which has scored only one top 10 so far in 2018 with test rider Mika Kallio on the 2019-spec RC16 at Jerez. Espargaro, who is on a run of four 11th place finishes heading into Assen, feels KTM has reached its maximum potential with its current bike. “I think we are still stuck in one place – for...
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