Brad Binder revealed that his new Team Manager, Aki Ajo, has a 'no bullshit policy' which he will bring to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing with him.

For the 2025 MotoGP season, the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing squad will have a new Team Manager. The Austrian manufacturer has hired long-time ally, Aki Ajo, to fill the role in the premier class.

Ajo has been a part of KTM's rider progression as he has overseen the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 and Moto3 squads. The 56-year-old has overseen the progression of Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta throughout their junior career and will now join them in MotoGP.

"This is one really nice part," Ajo told the media, including BSN, after the KTM team launch last week.

"First of all, I know many people in the team, there are even many employees who I have known for a very long time. Even people who have worked over the years in my Moto2 and Moto3 projects.

"But especially with the riders, in our project, there is Pedro [Acosta] and Brad [Binder] who have been with us for many years in Moto3 and Moto2. This is something that I would say helps, because I know the people and both sides no what to more or less expect.

"We have four riders in our squad, for example with Maverick [Vinales] I have worked with him a lot in the past. These are positive things and of course, help at the start because people already know each other."

'Where you can keep the work simple, you need to keep it simple.'

Binder's relationship with his new Team Manager dates back to the 2015 Moto3 World Championship. The South African has known Ajo for over a decade and stated that: "With Aki, there’s always a no bullshit policy."

When asked about this Ajo believes that what Binder said is 'correct' as Ajo believes you must keep things 'simple' when you can.

"I think that is correct what Brad [Binder] said. At the point where you can keep the work simple, you need to keep it simple. I think our guys, my riders and ex-riders laugh sometimes when I repeat the same things like: 'keep it simple', 'focus for the right things', etc.

"But I think in all work and especially in racing you have to always keep those things in mind. I personally feel that our technical package is really good. I think it is always important at least in this way to keep it simple. You have to try to get the maximum out of your technical package, and I don't only mean the bike, I mean the people and the riders.

"You have to understand which areas you are strong in and not always push to get something new. You have to understand what is really important and keep things simple like Brad [Binder] said."