– KTM believes that getting both bikes to the finish on its full-time entry in MotoGP marks a "big step" in the manufacturer's development path.KTM has joined Yamaha, Honda, Ducati, Suzuki and Aprilia as a manufacturer in this year's championship, with Pol Espargaró and Bradley Smith recruited to ride the RC16 machine.Espargaró and Smith both made it to the finish in Qatar, in 16th and 17th respectively, ahead of Aprilia's Sam Lowes, the Spaniard 33-seconds shy of race-winner Maverick Viñales."We are super happy," said Team Manager Mike Leitner, reflecting on the squad's first full event."It was very important that both riders finished this race; we showed...
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