Earlier on Friday, Tech3 announced that it would swap eight-time podium finisher Espargaro in favour of Moto2 championship leader Acosta, whereas Augusto Fernandez would retain his seat.
It ends a months-long rider logjam for KTM, having had 5 riders contracted to 4 seats for 2024.
Espargaro did signal a two-year deal to return to KTM with the GasGas-branded Tech3 squad for 2023.
In a Tech3 and GasGas assertion launched earlier at present, it stated Espargaro mutually agreed with the workforce to step apart right into a check rider function to make method for Acosta.
In his personal assertion issued on social media, Espargaro confirmed this and says it was accomplished as a part of a long-term imaginative and prescient to make the Pierer Mobility Group “the reference in MotoGP”.
“Hello everybody, as you realize I am not a social media fan, however as I am receiving numerous messages of encouragement/help for the Pierer Mobility Group’s information relating to our future, I needed to make clear just a few issues,” Espargaro started.
“To begin with, thanks very a lot for all of the messages. Even so, I need to inform you that it has not been a unilateral determination – quite the opposite!
“It’s true that I’d have preferred to proceed racing full-time in MotoGP as a result of I feel I nonetheless have the velocity to be among the many greatest.
Pol Espargaro, Tech3 GASGAS Manufacturing unit Racing
Photograph by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images
“However the fact is that the step apart that I’ll take subsequent yr by becoming a member of the check workforce and making a number of wildcards is the results of an understanding between the 2 events given the contractual issues wherein the group has in the meanwhile and pondering of a long-term collaboration to make Pierer Mobility Group the reference within the MotoGP World Championship!
“Nonetheless [I have] many races left this yr and in addition sooner or later, and as I’m a type of who imagine that unity is power, we’ll stick collectively to realize a memorable finish of season! Thanks very a lot!”
Espargaro missed the opening eight rounds of the season after struggling critical accidents in a crash throughout FP2 for the Portuguese Grand Prix in March.
Since returning to motion on the British GP, he has achieved a better of sixth within the dash race in Austria.
KTM tried to unravel its logjam by increasing into the grid slots vacated by Suzuki, however was denied enlargement by Dorna Sports activities because the business rights holder needs to maintain these reserved for a brand new manufacturing facility entrant.