It's the second time Darryn's team principal has said that about Darryn when being interviewed.

Hi Rob and Paul. I'd like to add something about the comparison between "Marc, Alex and Franky".. Marc and Alex have only ridden V4's in all their MotoGP time. So it only makes their life a bit easier riding a Ducati. GP-23 is still beating other brands 2024 spec bikes.. But Franky coming from an inline 4 after all these years apart from this rookie season, I think it has been a bit tricky for Franky. I think he's working methodically. First learning to how to a Ducati fast and then learning to manage tyres and then put all those pieces together. I believe he's only getting better and faster. Let's hope he'll click with it in the second half. He might be shy without fire, but let's hope to see fast Franky consistently going forward

Brad is throwing his career down the toilet on that bike. His chances of becoming world champ are gone. Sad but the reality of his loyalty to KTM.