Red Bull KTM Ajo to line up with Binder, Oliveira and Hanika in 2015

#41 Brad Binder born 11 August 1995 in Potchefstroom, South Africa

#44 Miguel Oliveira born 4 January 1995 in Almada, Portugal

#98 Karel Hanika born 14 April 1996 in Brno, Czech Republic

The Red Bull KTM team will next year on three riders beefed up again. Karel Hanika drives the second season, in addition to Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira.

The Red Bull KTM Ajo factory team will include next again three season (like 2012 and 2013) for that, including the two new additions Brad Binder (of the team Ambrogio Mahindra) and Miguel Oliveira (Mahindra racing) will be.

Thus, team owner Aki Ajo has fulfilled the order by KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer, should lure away the new driver fails other KTM team, but rather by the competing teams.

The 19-year old South African Brad Binder comes originally from the Red Bull Rookies Cup and now returns to the Red Bull KTM family.

The Portuguese Miguel Oliveira had a contract for the Moto3 season in the Red Bull KTM Ajo team for 2012, but then chose a FTR-Honda-season in the Estrella Galicia team of Alzamora.

Team Manager Aki Ajo will reduce its inventory of Moto3 Championship riders, however, because he will employ only three pilots, 2014, there are still five: Miller and Hanika at Red Bull KTM, Danny Kent and Niklas Ajo on Husqvarna, this Hafiq Azmi on KTM in the SIC-Ajo team.

With the team’s current Moto3 championship leader Jack Miller ready to move up from the lightweight class at the end of 2014, report that manager Aki Ajo wants to recruit Binder from Ambrogio Racing and Oliveira from Mahindra Racing to ride alongside Hanika next year.

Sissis replaced by Migno at Mahindra Racing

Arthur Sissis (AUS)

Andrea Migno (ITA)

Mahindra Racing has announced that it has contracted Andrea Migno for the rest of the 2014 Moto3™ season. The Italian will take the place of Australian Arthur Sissis.

Following Sunday’s Czech Grand Prix at Brno, Mahindra communicated Sissis’ departure from the Indian outfit within its post-race press release.

‘Mahindra Racing today announced that rising Italian star Andrea Migno will replace Sissis until the end of the season,’ the paragraph begins. Andrea Migno (18), a graduate of the VR46 Riders’ Academy, has earned his chance with strong performances in the FIM CEV Repsol championship.’

“I take the opportunity to say goodbye to Arthur Sissis, to thank him for his contribution, and to welcome Andrea Migno for Silverstone,” states Mahindra Racing CEO Mufaddal Choonia. “I am looking forward to more exciting racing.”

“It wasn’t a good race and not how I wanted to say goodbye to Mahindra,” commented Sissis, who ended the Brno race in 26th place. “Once again I was in among the slower riders, and it was impossible to get away.”

Sissis has been part of the World Championship full-time since 2012, having made his debut with a one-off appearance at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Migno will make only his third Grand Prix appearance at Silverstone next weekend, having previously raced in the Catalan and Czech Grands Prix of 2013.

Rins left to lament final lap error

Alex Rins lost what could have been an almost certain victory in the Moto3™ Czech Grand Prix on Sunday, unintentionally slowing at the end of the penultimate lap.

In a finish which proved to be the tightest ever between the top 16 riders, Rins was ahead as the final lap began, but mistakenly began celebrating one lap too early. The Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider pushed on through the final lap and would end the day ninth.

"I’m very disappointed about this big mistake," commented the championship runner-up of 2013. "I was thinking it was the last lap and when I crossed the finish line all of the riders passed me. I then just tried to push hard to finish further up. I am very sorry for my team because this weekend was very good, but I made this mistake."

In the meantime, team-mate Alex Marquez was fourth as a multiple-rider group made its way toward the finish line as one.

"On the last straight going up the hill, I tried to open the gas more than Miller," Marquez explained, having eventually edged out the Australian by one position. "I stayed behind him, tyre-to-tyre, but – and I don’t know why – (eventual winner) Masbou’s bike came up really quickly and passed Miller and I.

"I tried my best to re-pass Masbou on the final straight, but then I saw Bastianini and Kent past me really quickly; I don’t really understand how they did that! The most important thing is that we scored more points than Miller, which was important."

With seven events remaining, Marquez is now placed second in the championship standings and 23 points in arrears of championship leader Miller.